compute
verb (used with object)
to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate.
computed
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past participleof compute.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof compute.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
computeverb (used with object)to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate.
Example Sentences
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Price said newer security machines that TSA is installing to replace traditional X-ray machines have computed tomography capabilities, which "can do a much better job of detecting liquid-based explosives".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Here is more from the agency on how the family maximum is computed.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Stephanie Smith, manager of the Field Museum's X-ray computed tomography laboratory, helped create highly detailed micro CT scans of the octopus.
From Science Daily ● May 25, 2026
“I computed the statistics,” he says, “and decided it was fifty-fifty.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Her glowing eyes darted around as she computed a plan.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
