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com·pute

(kəm-pyo͞ot′)

v. com·put·ed, com·put·ing, com·putes

v.tr.

1. To determine by mathematics, especially by numerical methods: computed the tax due. See Synonyms at calculate.

2. To determine by the use of a computer.

v.intr.

1. To determine an amount or number.

2. To use a computer.

3. To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: Your alibi doesn't compute.

Computation: amounts beyond compute.

[French computer, from Old French, from Latin computāre : com-, com- + putāre, to reckon; see pau- in Indo-European roots. N., Late Latin computus, from Latin computāre, to compute.]

com·put′a·bil′i·ty n.

com·put′a·ble adj.

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compute

(kəmˈpjuːt)

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

(Mathematics) calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute)

[C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think]

comˈputable adj

comˌputaˈbility n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

com•pute

(kəmˈpyut)

v. -put•ed, -put•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the interest on a loan.

2. to determine by using a computer or calculator.

v.i.

3. to reckon; calculate.

4. to use a computer or calculator.

5. Informal. to make sense; add up: His reasons for quitting just don't compute.

6. computation: vast beyond compute.

[1630–40; < Latin computāre = com- com- + putāre to think; compare putative, count¹]

com•put′a•ble, adj.

com•put`a•bil′i•ty, n.

com•put′a•bly, adv.

com•put•ist (kəmˈpyu tɪst, ˈkɒm pyʊ-) n.

compute

Past participle: computed
Gerund: computing

Imperative
compute
compute

Present
I compute
you compute
he/she/it computes
we compute
you compute
they compute

Preterite
I computed
you computed
he/she/it computed
we computed
you computed
they computed

Present Continuous
I am computing
you are computing
he/she/it is computing
we are computing
you are computing
they are computing

Present Perfect
I have computed
you have computed
he/she/it has computed
we have computed
you have computed
they have computed

Past Continuous
I was computing
you were computing
he/she/it was computing
we were computing
you were computing
they were computing

Past Perfect
I had computed
you had computed
he/she/it had computed
we had computed
you had computed
they had computed

Future
I will compute
you will compute
he/she/it will compute
we will compute
you will compute
they will compute

Future Perfect
I will have computed
you will have computed
he/she/it will have computed
we will have computed
you will have computed
they will have computed

Future Continuous
I will be computing
you will be computing
he/she/it will be computing
we will be computing
you will be computing
they will be computing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been computing
you have been computing
he/she/it has been computing
we have been computing
you have been computing
they have been computing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been computing
you will have been computing
he/she/it will have been computing
we will have been computing
you will have been computing
they will have been computing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been computing
you had been computing
he/she/it had been computing
we had been computing
you had been computing
they had been computing

Conditional
I would compute
you would compute
he/she/it would compute
we would compute
you would compute
they would compute

Past Conditional
I would have computed
you would have computed
he/she/it would have computed
we would have computed
you would have computed
they would have computed

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Verb

compute - make a mathematical calculation or computation

calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

quantise, quantize - apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity"

work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000"

extract - calculate the root of a number

process - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"

prorate - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month"

miscalculate, misestimate - calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"

recalculate - calculate anew; "The costs had to be recalculated"

average out, average - compute the average of

factor, factor in, factor out - resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"

add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!"

deduct, subtract, take off - make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15"

fraction, divide - perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

interpolate, extrapolate - estimate the value of

differentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivative

integrate - calculate the integral of; calculate by integration

survey - plot a map of (land)

estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

budget - make a budget

capitalise, capitalize - compute the present value of a business or an income

solve, resolve - find the solution; "solve an equation"; "solve for x"

compute

verb calculate, rate, figure, total, measure, estimate, count, reckon, sum, figure out, add up, tally, enumerate I tried to compute the cash value of the ponies and horse boxes.

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compute

verb

To ascertain by mathematics:

calculate, cast, cipher, figure, reckon.

Translations

يَحْسِب، يُقَدِّر

odhadnoutpočítat

beregneudregne

berechnen Computer rechnen

υπολογίζω

calcular computar

calculer

reikna

calcolare calcolo computare contare

skaičiuoti

aprēķinātnovērtētrēķināt

hesaplamak

计算

compute

[kəmˈpjuːt] VT → computar, calcular

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

compute

[kəmˈpjuːt]

vt (= calculate) → calculer

compute

vt → berechnen (→ at auf +acc), → errechnen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

compute

[kəmˈpjuːt] vt → calcolare, computare

compute

(kəmˈpjuːt) verb

to calculate or estimate.

ˌcompuˈtation (kom-) noun

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We compute the TRAMECKSAN, or high heels, to exceed us in number; but the power is wholly on our side.

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"Yes, my boy; and you need not try to compute the number of these infusoria.

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I was now, as near as I can compute, in the heart of China, about thirty degrees north of the line, for we were returned from Nankin.

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Already I was puzzled to compute the period of time which had elapsed since we broke through the crust of the inner world.

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Neckar computes the number of these patrols at upwards of twenty thousand.

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The cloud is quickly changing the world of Big Compute, giving customers the on-demand power and infrastructure necessary to run massive workloads at scale without the overhead.

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It was pointed out that the Compute Stick is a new category of compute devices that enables to transform a display into a fully functioning entry computer.

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In this work, we simulate realizations of UCNs and compute their escape times assuming that the trajectories are classical.

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In the preamble, the IRS states that there is no comparably broad regulatory authority to modify the domestic rules applicable in computing the taxable income of a foreign corporation under Subpart R It invites comments on the extent to which the proposed regulations will achieve a real burden reduction in light of the continuing requirement to compute taxable income in accordance with the domestic rules.

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An enterprise compute grid requires transparent access to a similarly dynamic and scalable pool of storage.

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"If your readers don't consider Linux in their next compute environment, they're going to be making a big mistake," concludes Clark.

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