verb
compute
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verb
1
To calculate a numerical value or result.
"The software computes the total tax owed automatically."
noun
1
(informal, technology) Computational processing power or resources.
"The startup needed more compute to train its model."
How to Use Compute
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo work out a value by calculation, or (informally) processing power itself.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
compute a result
cloud compute
Word Forms
computed past tense, computes singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French computer, from Latin computare, "to calculate." A doublet of "count."