computing

Variant of compute

transitive verb computed, computing

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

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

intransitive verb

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

noun

computation: chiefly in the phrase

Related Forms:

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