compute

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɒmpjuːt/

Verb

Plain form compute

Third-person singular computes

Past tense computed

Past participle computed

Present participle computing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you compute an answer, you calculate it or find it, usually using mathematics.

   They computed the exact time of death using the blood.

   The network is built on a distributed computing environment.

See also

• computer