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compute
[ kuhm-pyoot ]
verb (used with object)
- to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate:
These early astronomers computed the period of Jupiter's revolution.
Synonyms: , ,
- to determine by using a computer or calculator.
verb (used without object)
- to reckon; calculate.
- to use a computer or calculator.
- Informal. to make sense; add up:
His reasons for doing that just don't compute.
noun
Outer space is vast beyond compute.
- the processing, memory, and storage resources required for a computer, network, or program to function:
To meet today's business demands, you need a solid foundation of compute.
adjective
- relating to or comprising the processing, memory, and storage resources required for a computer or program to function:
The system uses intelligent load balancing so as to maximally utilize the available compute power.
compute
/ əˈː /
verb
- to calculate (an answer, result, etc), often with the aid of a computer
noun
- calculation; computation (esp in the phrase beyond compute )
Derived Forms
- dzˌܳٲˈٲ, noun
- dzˈܳٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dz·ܳ·· adjective
- dz·ܳ····ٲ [k, uh, m-pyoo-t, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- dz·ܳ·· adverb
- dz·ܳ· [k, uh, m-, pyoo, -tist, kom, -py, oo, -], noun
- ·dz·ܳٱ verb miscomputed miscomputing
- ·dz·ܳٱ verb precomputed precomputing
- ·dz·ܳٱ verb (used with object) recomputed recomputing
- un·dz·ܳ·· adjective
- un·dz·ܳ···ness noun
- un·dz·ܳ·· adverb
- ܲ·dz·ܳ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of compute1
Word History and Origins
Origin of compute1
Example Sentences
After World War II, the United States refocused its scientific superiority ⎯ and its early computing capabilities ⎯ on understanding how the weather and the planet works.
"They kept on saying: the ring, the ring! And I was so startled that it didn't compute for a minute," she told Letterman.
Based on the parameters of the arcane Equine Injury Database, where only racing deaths are counted, Churchill’s spring meet had 5.39 deaths for every 1,000 starts, as computed by The Times.
The computing power this requires sucks water from a parched earth and puts entire creative industries out of work.
He pointed out that Amazon - originally a consumer internet company - had scaled cloud computing while the big players in AI today, like Facebook and Google, were once consumer internet companies too.
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