Dictionary
com•pute
Pronunciation: (kum-pyOOt'), [key]
—v., -put•ed, -put•ing,
—n.
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v.t.
1. to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate:
to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
2. to determine by using a computer or calculator.
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v.i.
1. to reckon; calculate.
2. to use a computer or calculator.
3. Informal.to make sense; add up:
His reasons for doing that just don't compute.
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n.
computation:
outer space that is vast beyond compute. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.