Complete Definition of "compute"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�mpju�t/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�t|-u�t

Etymology
From F. computer#French|computer (17th century).

Verb
en-verb|comput|ing

  1. To reckon or calculate.

#: Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?

  1. context|Colloquial To make sense.

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

Related terms
computable
computability
computation
computational
computer
computing
miscompute
recompute

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Related terms)

German: berechnen
Novial: komputa
mid
Portuguese: computar

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io:compute
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hu:compute
pl:compute
pt:compute
simple:compute
fi:compute
te:compute
vi:compute
zh:compute

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