Compute

Quick meaning: Compute is a verb meaning (transitive) To reckon, calculate.

Meaning

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, informal) To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)
2. (chiefly cloud computing) Computational processing power.

Example Sentences

Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?

Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?

Coxhead (2000) computed that the AWL covered approximately 10% of the academic corpus from which it was derived[.]

"When we have ascertained exactly how little will serve we shall be able to compute how long we shall be able to exist."

Word Forms

• computes
• computing
• computed

Synonyms for compute

Depending on context, synonyms include reckon, figure, cipher, cypher, calculate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cypher, cipher, calculate, figure, reckon, computation.

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