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 Definitions of compute  [əmˈpyut]  

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Definition of 'compute' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) compute
to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate:
to compute the interest on a loan.

2.  compute
to determine by using a computer or calculator.

3. (v.i.) compute
to reckon; calculate.

4.  compute
to use a computer or calculator.

5. (n.) compute
computation:
vast beyond compute.

Etymology:  (1630–40; < L computāre = com-com - + putāre to think; cf. putative , count1)

Definition of 'compute' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
make a mathematical calculation or computation
Definition of 'compute' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) compute
computation

2. (verb) compute
to determine calculation; to reckon; to count
Translation of 'compute' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to calculate or estimate.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: bereken, raam, uitreken, Arabic flag Arabic: يَحْسِب، يُقَدِّر Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: изчислявам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: calcular Czech flag Czech: (vy)počítat, odhadnout German flag German: berechnen
Danish flag Danish: beregne; udregne Greek flag Greek: υπολογίζω Spanish flag Spanish: computar, calcular
Estonian flag Estonian: arvutama Farsi flag Farsi: محاسبه کردن Finnish flag Finnish: laskea
French flag French: calculer Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְחָשֵׁב Hindi flag Hindi: गणना करना
Croatian flag Croatian: računati, proračunati Hungarian flag Hungarian: (ki)számít Indonesian flag Indonesian: menghitung
Icelandic flag Icelandic: reikna (út) Italian flag Italian: computare, calcolare Japanese flag Japanese: 計算する
Korean flag Korean: 계산하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: (ap)skaičiuoti Latvian flag Latvian: []rēķināt; novērtēt
Malay flag Malay: mengira Dutch flag Dutch: berekenen Norwegian flag Norwegian: beregne, anslå
Polish flag Polish: liczyć, obliczać Persian flag Persian: محاسبه کردن Pashto flag Pashto: شمېرل، ګڼل، محاسبه كول: ا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: calcular Romanian flag Romanian: a calcula Russian flag Russian: вычислять
Slovak flag Slovak: vypočítať; odhadnúť Slovenian flag Slovenian: računati Serbian flag Serbian: izračunati
Swedish flag Swedish: beräkna, kalkylera Thai flag Thai: คำนวณ Turkish flag Turkish: hesaplamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 計算 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рахувати, підраховувати Urdu flag Urdu: ھساب یا تخمینہ لگانا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tính toán Chinese flag Chinese: 计算

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