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| com·pute [ kəm pyt ] (past and past participle com·put·ed, present participle com·put·ing, 3rd person present singular com·putes) |
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1. transitive verb calculate something: to calculate an answer or result, especially using a computer
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2. intransitive verb yield result: to yield a result, especially a correct result, from calculation
  These numbers just don't compute.
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3. intransitive verb use computer: to use a computer or calculator
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin computare "reckon together" < putare "reckon"] |
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| com·put·a·ble adjective |
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