compute
Use Compute in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
2.
to determine by using a computer or calculator.
verb (used without object)
3.
to reckon; calculate.
4.
to use a computer or calculator.
5.
Informal. to make sense; add up: His reasons for doing that just don't compute.
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noun
6.
computation: outer space that is vast beyond compute.
Origin:
1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1580–90 for def 6; (v.) < Latin computāre, equivalent to com- com- + putāre to think; (noun) late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin computus calculation, number, noun derivative of computāre; cf. putative, count1
1375–1425 for earlier sense; 1580–90 for def 6; (v.) < Latin computāre, equivalent to com- com- + putāre to think; (noun) late Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin computus calculation, number, noun derivative of computāre; cf. putative, count1
Related forms
com·put·a·ble, adjective
com·put·a·bil·i·ty, noun
com·put·a·bly, adverb
mis·com·pute, verb, mis·com·put·ed, mis·com·put·ing.
pre·com·pute, verb, pre·com·put·ed, pre·com·put·ing.
re·com·pute, verb (used with object), re·com·put·ed, re·com·put·ing.
un·com·put·a·ble, adjective
un·com·put·a·ble·ness, noun
un·com·put·a·b·ly, adverb
un·com·put·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. estimate, count, figure.
1. estimate, count, figure.
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compute (kəmˈpjuːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer |
| —n | |
| 2. | calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute) |
| [C17: from Latin computāre, from putāre to think] | |
| com'putable | |
| —adj | |
| computa'bility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
compute
1630s, from Fr. computer, from L. computare "to count, sum up," from com- "with" + putare "to reckon," orig. "to prune" (see pave).
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Example sentences
The students will also use it to compute averages and statistics of how the students performed.
One way to compute its value is to shine light through a gas-filled container.
Why can't the economist give a weighted graph when it can compute the unweighted graph.
There is a more fundamental need to communicate than there is to compute, he says.
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