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Compute

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Verb

1. calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out

make a mathematical calculation or computation

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Compute

see synonyms of compute
verb
1. 
to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer
noun
2. 
calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Compute

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verb transitiveWord forms: comˈputed or comˈputing
1. 
to determine (a number, amount, etc.) by arithmetic; calculate
2. 
to determine or calculate by using a computer
verb intransitive
3. 
to determine a number, amount, etc.
4. 
to use a computer
5.  Informal
to make sense; seem reasonable; add up
an explanation that does not compute
noun
6. 
computation
chiefly in the phrase beyond compute

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Compute

see synonyms of compute
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.
n.
Computation: amounts beyond compute.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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