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verb (used with object), com·put·ed, com·put·ing. to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
to determine by using a computer or calculator.
verb (used without object), com·put·ed, com·put·ing. to reckon; calculate.
to use a computer or calculator.
Informal . to make sense; add up: His reasons for doing that just don't compute.
noun computation: outer space that is vast beyond compute.
Origin of compute 1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1580–90 for def. 6 ; (v.) <Latin computāre, equivalent to com- com- + putāre to think; (noun) late Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin computus calculation, number, noun derivative of computāre; cf. putative, count1
SYNONYMS FOR compute 1 estimate, count, figure.
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OTHER WORDS FROM compute com·put·a·ble, adjective com·put·a·bil·i·ty, noun com·put·a·bly, adverb com·put·ist [kuh m-pyoo -tist, kom -pyoo -], /kəmˈpyu tɪst, ˈkɒm pyʊ-/, noun mis·com·pute, verb, mis·com·put·ed, mis·com·put·ing. pre·com·pute, verb, pre·com·put·ed, pre·com·put·ing. re·com·pute, verb (used with object), re·com·put·ed, re·com·put·ing. un·com·put·a·ble, adjective un·com·put·a·ble·ness, noun un·com·put·a·bly, adverb un·com·put·ed, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for compute From the dawn of supercomputing to the 2-in-1 PC, this is not so much a history of compute rs as it is the story of how we compute .
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This is hard to compute , considering that their personal wealth is not recent, nor were questions about it unexpected.
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The key thing is to be able to compute the exact origin of these signals: position and depth.
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The death toll for which Stalin must bear the blame is not easy to compute , but it cannot be less than twenty million.
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The experts in physiology even claim that they can compute how often a man of sixty has changed his flesh, bones, skin, and hair.
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Nor could she compute satisfactorily the time that passed during the rest of the trip.
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Compute the cost per serving by dividing the cost of the chicken by the number of servings it made.
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And did ten times as much damage getting it, and there was no scale of values by which to compute the death and suffering.
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British Dictionary definitions for compute verb to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer
noun calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute )
Derived forms of compute computable , adjective computability , noun Word Origin for compute C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think
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