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Definitions for COMPUTEkəmˈpyutcom·pute

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figureverb

   make a mathematical calculation or computation

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. computeverb

   To reckon or calculate.

   Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?

2. computeverb

   To make sense.

   Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?

3. Etymology: From computer (17th century), from computare, from com + putare, from putus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Computenoun

   Computation; calculation.

   Etymology: computus, Lat.

2. To COMPUTEverb

   To reckon; to calculate; to number; to count.

   Etymology: computo, Latin.

   Compute how much water would be requisite to lay the earth under water. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   Where they did compute by weeks, yet still the year was measured by months. William Holder, on Time.

   Alas! not dazzled with their noon-tide ray,Compute the morn and ev’ning to the day;The whole amount of that enormous fame,A tale that blends their glory with their shame. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compute

   Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, engineering, mathematical, technological and social aspects. Major computing disciplines include computer engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, information technology and software engineering.The term computing is also synonymous with counting and calculating. In earlier times, it was used in reference to the action performed by mechanical computing machines, and before that, to human computers.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compute

   To compute means to perform mathematical calculations or process data using a computer or other electronic device. It refers to the execution of a set of instructions or a particular algorithm to solve a problem, quantify a data set, or transform data from one form to another in a systematic manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Computeverb

   to determine calculation; to reckon; to count

2. Computenoun

   computation

3. Etymology: [L. computus: cf. F. comput.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compute

   kom-pūt′, v.t. to calculate: to number: to estimate.—adj. Comput′able, calculable.—ns. Com′putant, Comput′er, Com′putist, a calculator; Computā′tion, act of computing: reckoning: estimate.—adj. Comput′ātive, given to computation.—n. Com′putātor. [L. computāre, from com, together, putāre, to reckon.]

CrunchBaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compute

   Compute.org funds individuals and organizations who want to build software to address issues facing the global community. The primary goal for Compute.org is to provide cash grants to those whose amazing ideas are overlooked by traditional investors who fund software innovations based on the potential for financial profit. Secondly, we strive to create a community of passionate individuals, innovative software developers and concerned organizations to support and raise funds for software technology whose aim is to solve the most basic and complex problems of our times. It is our hope that, freed from the startup costs of software development, that entrepreneurs, philanthropists and developers will have the opportunity to exchange and share ideas which will lead to the creation of software and software technology that will change the lives of communities and individuals around the world.

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1. compute

   To create a mathematical calculation or computation.

   The spreadsheet did compute so easily and efficiently.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMPUTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMPUTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of COMPUTE in a Sentence

1. Charles Marshall:

   In some ways, this has been a paleontological exercise in how much we can know, and how we go about knowing it, it's surprising how much we actually know about these dinosaurs and, from that, how much more we can compute. Our knowledge of T. rex has expanded so greatly in the past few decades thanks to more fossils, more ways of analyzing them and better ways of integrating information over the multiple fossils known.

2. David Lobina:

   OpenAI is looking to monetize their systems, considering the huge compute costs of creating these models, their partnership with Microsoft can be an easy way to do so.

3. Marc Neveu:

   We didnt compute the high tides and low tides that each of the five moons experienced at the same time every few hours for 4.5 billion years to do that right, it would take about 20 years on a desktop computer.

4. Denise Bennett:

   When I realized the short amount of time that she had been on the job, and the drastic decision that was made, it just did not compute in my head, with the fact that there are so many things one can do if they think they have a nightmare supervisor, there's so many things that can be done. But for an entire police staff to make the choice to quit when they have agreed to protect and serve, rather than to use all of the things in front of them to change the situation... it just didn't make sense to me.

5. Kelly Rizzo:

   You watch that, and you look at him, and you're like, 'Bob was larger than life.' He was so full of life. He was a force of nature, and you watch that, and you're like, 'How is he not the one that's on the stage right now?' It still doesn't make sense. It still doesn't really compute.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COMPUTE
2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compute
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COMPUTE
4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compute
5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COMPUTE
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=COMPUTE
8. ^ CrunchBasehttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/compute
9. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=COMPUTE

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• пресмятам, изчислявамBulgarian
• computarCatalan, Valencian
• počítat, sčítatCzech
• errechnen, rechnen, berechnenGerman
• komputiEsperanto
• computarSpanish
• محاسبه کردنPersian
• laskeaFinnish
• computerFrench
• tomhaisScottish Gaelic
• computarGalician
• गणना करनाHindi
• kalkularIdo
• elaborare, calcolare, computareItalian
• 計算Japanese
• computāre, calculāreLatin
• izskaitļotLatvian
• uitrekenen, berekenenDutch
• computarPortuguese
• подсчи́тывать, исчисля́ть, вычисля́ть, исчи́слить, посчита́ть, вы́числить, подсчита́ть, счита́ть, счестьRussian
• beräknaSwedish

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