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compute
[ kuhm-pyoot ]
/ kəmˈpyut /
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for compute
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)
Derived forms of compute
computable, adjectivecomputability, nounWord Origin for compute
C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think
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