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compute

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpjuːt/

Definition of compute

verb

[with object]
  • reckon or calculate (a figure or amount):the hire charge is computed on a daily basis
  • [no object, with negative] informal seem reasonable; make sense:the idea of a woman alone in a pub did not compute
    [from the phrase does not compute, once used as an error message in computing]

Derivatives

computability

Pronunciation: /-təˈbɪlɪti/

noun

computable

Pronunciation: /-ˈpjuːtəb(ə)l, ˈkɒm-/

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from French computer or Latin computare, from com- 'together' + putare 'to settle (an account)'

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