compute

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kɒmpjuːt/

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• Hyphenation: com‧pute

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.

Related words

• computer