to compute
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4.0
- verb
- /kəmˈpjuːt/
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calcular
- WISe data technologies are needed to manage the distribution of data time, compute-intensive data-access jobs, and end-user processing jobs.
- compute an average
- compute a score
- compute the sum
OK, so now I'm prepared to compute this example.
- OK, so now I'm prepared to compute this example.
- I think that the way they compute the numbers, I think is deceiving.
- OK, so now we can compute the WS.
- Let's just compute the answer and then check it.
- A game that can compute anything.
- That was sufficient, he said, quite rightly, to compute anything that could be computed.
- Computers can compute all kinds of things.
- I think they're both related to how the brain computes our sense of mental health.
- These metrics that you can compute rapid, they're good proxies.
Examples
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Enter the width, click compute, and there it is.
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Let's just compute the answer and then check it.
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And then we know how to compute the normal.
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Well, first thing is to compute the leading bits.
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And we're going to compute the derivative of this.
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That is the simplest way to compute climate sensitivity.
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insurance rates must be mathematically computed according to the risks involved
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A total FES-S score was computed by adding respondents' ratings across the 34 items.
Academic text (1999) -
For the quantitative data, means, standard deviations, ranges, and modes were computed and reported.
Academic text (2011) -
To find the area of the rectangle, you need to compute its length times its width.
Synonyms
∞
3.8
To think about something to find an answer
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2.8
To work out an amount using maths or a calculator
122
2.8
To calculate a number or total from given facts
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4.0
To calculate an amount or number
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6.8
To work out numbers quickly in your head
To work out calculations with numbers
To do sums with numbers
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Etymology
The word compute comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and putare 'to reckon'. So to compute is to 'put' numbers or facts together to find an answer, which is exactly what a computer does.