compute

[kuhm-pyoot]

verb (used with object)

computed, computing 

1. to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate.

   These early astronomers computed the period of Jupiter's revolution.

   Synonyms: figure, count, estimate

2. to determine by using a computer or calculator.

verb (used without object)

computed, computing 

1. to reckon; calculate.

2. to use a computer or calculator.

3. Informal.,  to make sense; add up.

   His reasons for doing that just don't compute.

noun

1. computation.

   Outer space is vast beyond compute.

2. the processing, memory, and storage resources required for a computer, network, or program to function.

   To meet today's business demands, you need a solid foundation of compute.

adjective

1. relating to or comprising the processing, memory, and storage resources required for a computer or program to function.

   The system uses intelligent load balancing so as to maximally utilize the available compute power.

compute

/ kəmˈpjuːt /

verb

1. to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer

noun

1. calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute )

Other Word Forms

• computable adjective
• computability noun
• computably adverb
• computist noun
• miscompute verb
• precompute verb
• recompute verb (used with object)
• uncomputable adjective
• uncomputableness noun
• uncomputably adverb
• uncomputed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of compute¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, for an earlier sense; 1580–90 compute for def. 6; (for the verb) from Latin computāre, from com- com- + putāre “to think”; (for the noun) late Middle English from Middle French from Late Latin computus “calculation, number,” noun derivative of computāre; count ¹, putative

Word History and Origins

Origin of compute¹

C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think

Example Sentences

That marked an eighth consecutive month of growth as the global artificial-intelligence boom continues to feed appetite for South Korea’s high-performance computing chips.

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The company has benefited from a spike in demand for hard disk drives, or HDDs, driven by cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

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With the Nvidia deal, the South Korean government plans to build computing infrastructure that it will control, a term known as "sovereign AI".

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All of the big cloud-computing players say demand for AI computing power far outstrips supply, a situation that isn’t likely to come into balance for a few quarters, if not longer.

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The company has been developing proprietary AI models that power more than 400 million of its devices, built on Nvidia’s accelerated computing and Megatron framework, it said.

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Related Words

• figure out 
• gauge