compute
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See also computé
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From French computer (17th century) < Latin computare (“‘sum up, reckon, compute’”) < com (“‘together’”) + putare (“‘cleanse, trim, prune, clear up, settle, adjuct, reckon, count, deem, think, suppose’”) < putus (“‘cleansed, clear’”)
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to compute (third-person singular simple present computes, present participle computing, simple past and past participle computed)
- To reckon or calculate.
- Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?
- (informal) To make sense.
- Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?
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reckon or calculate
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[edit] External links
- compute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- compute in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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compute
- First-person singular present indicative of computer.
- Third-person singular present indicative of computer.
- First-person singular present subjunctive of computer.
- Third-person singular present subjunctive of computer.
- Second-person singular imperative of computer.
