compute

verb

kəm-ˈpyüt How to pronounce compute (audio)
Definition of computenext
as in to calculate
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator

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Recent Examples of compute Pachocki says confidence in alignment and safety has become as limiting to OpenAI’s progress as access to computing power. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Data centers aren’t exactly popular these days with many Georgians, polling shows, but a prominent business group is trying to recruit leaders who really want the computing campuses in their communities. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Drones, electronic warfare systems and edge computing hardware now compete for limited power supplies. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026 Amazon and other cloud-computing providers, still the biggest buyers of Nvidia chips, have been developing in-house silicon designs and even selling them to third parties. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compute
  1. calculate
  2. figure
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  • Robot depth vision The new stereo vision algorithm allows humanoid robots to calculate depth using a camera arrangement that more closely mimics human vision.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of California renters, lawyers alleged that Conservice’s policy was to deny tenants the right to view specific bills or formulas used to calculate their individual charges.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of calculate
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  • Anthropic has seen incredible traction with enterprise customers, and there figures to be considerable overlap between the companies' customer bases.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Nabil and Sliman laughed at how the leather soon stank before Nabil could figure it all out.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of figure

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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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