compute
/kəmˈpjut/ verb B2- To reckon, calculate. · Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?
- To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs) · Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?
He/she/it computes · Past computed · Past participle computed · -ing form computing
Verb forms
- Base form
- compute
- He/she/it
- computes
- Past
- computed
- Past participle
- computed
- -ing form
- computing
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The convenience of digital text is undeniable, and nobody expects modern society to abandon the immense, transformative advantages of advanced computing.
Just yesterday, our communications engineer delivered a brilliant lecture on the theoretical applications of quantum computing.
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