compute

CEFRB2

/kəmˈpjuːt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To calculate an answer using numbers or a computer.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Computational processing power.

Examples

  • Can you compute the distance of the moon from the earth?

  • Scientists can easily compute the distance between planets.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [kɐmˈpjuːʈ]
  • /kəmˈpjut/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)

  2. To reckon, calculate.

More examples

In context

  • Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?

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

  • The GPU does not have enough on-chip SRAM memory for the parameters, and doesn't have enough compute for the entire model.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from French computer, from Latin computō (“calculate, compute”). Doublet of count.