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computing
Variant of compute
compute
definition
com·pute (kəm pyo̵̅o̅t′)
transitive verb computed -·put′ed, computing -·put′·ing
- to determine (a number, amount, etc.) by arithmetic; calculate
- to determine or calculate by using a computer
Etymology: 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 beyond compute
Related Forms:
- computability com·put′·abil′·ity noun
- computable com·put′·able adjective
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