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The definition of compute means to add up, or to calculate with the use of a computer.

(verb)

An example of compute is adding up items on a receipt.

See compute in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb computed, computing

to determine (a number, amount, etc.) by arithmetic; calculate
to determine or calculate by using a computer

Origin: L computare < com-, with + putare, to reckon, orig., to prune: see pure

intransitive verb

to determine a number, amount, etc.
to use a computer
Informal to make sense; seem reasonable; add up: an explanation that does not compute

noun

computation: chiefly in the phrase

Related Forms:

computability noun
computable adjective

See compute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb com·put·ed, com·put·ing, com·putes

verb, transitive

To determine by mathematics, especially by numerical methods: computed the tax due. See Synonyms at calculate.
To determine by the use of a computer.

verb, intransitive

To determine an amount or number.
To use a computer.
Informal To be reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense: Your alibi doesn't compute.

noun

Computation: amounts beyond compute.

Origin:

Origin: French computer

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin computāre

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + putāre, to reckon; see pau-² in Indo-European roots

Origin: . N., Late Latin computus

Origin: , from Latin computāre, to compute

Related Forms:

com·putˌa·bilˈi·ty noun

com·putˈa·ble adjective

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