compute
verb (used with object)
to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate.
have computed
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present perfectof compute.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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
I have computed Gini coefficients to show that the story of East Side is about accumulation in white neighborhoods, not just about deficit in Black neighborhoods.
From Slate ● May 19, 2022
The exact value of π=3.14159… has fascinated people since ancient times, and mathematicians have computed trillions of digits.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2017
Mayweather might not be able to read that well but he will have computed every tic and twitch of the Argentinian’s boxing, which is not subtle to start with.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2014
I have computed, at some hours of leisure, the loss and gain of literature, and set the pain which it produces against the pleasure.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces by Samuel Johnson
