compute
[ kuhm-pyoot ]
/ kəmˈpyut /
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.
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Origin of compute
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compute
/ (kəmˈpjuːt) /
verb
to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer
noun
calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute)
Word Origin for compute
C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think
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compute
1630s, from French computer, from Latin computare "to count, sum up, reckon together," from com- "with" (see com-) + putare "to reckon," originally "to prune" (see pave). Related: Computed; computing.
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