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tɪŋ noun
1.
the use of a computer to process data or perform calculations.
2.
the act of calculating or reckoning.
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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.
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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World English Dictionary
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 | |
| computing (kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the activity of using computers and writing programs for them |
| 2. | the study of computers and their implications |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to computers: computing skills |
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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
But thanks to computing power the products have become infinitely more malleable.
Companies have figured out how to harness exponential increases in computing power better and faster.
These highlight the salient features while reining in computing power.
On the flip side, cognitive computing doesn't work on a database of facts.
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