Definition of compute - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
calculationtr. calculate using a computer or manuallytr.
- She can compute the total cost quickly.
2.
mathematicstr. estimate or calculate somethingtr.
- We need to compute the total cost of the project..
3.
logicintr. make sense in a logical wayintr.
- His explanation doesn't compute with the facts.
Noun
1.
technologyTECH. computational processing power in computersTECH.
- The new software requires a lot of compute.
2.
mathematicscalculation or computation in complex tasks
- The problem was beyond compute for the old system.
Expressions with compute
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does not make sense or is not logical
His explanation does not compute with the facts.
does not make sense or is not logical
That explanation doesn't make sense, it doesn't compute!
Origin of compute
Latin, computare (to calculate)
Terms with compute included in their meaning
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mathematics
calculate or compute numerical values
mathematics
compute the value of a mathematical expression
technology
compute a fixed-size result from input
calculation
compute or calculate something
mathematics
calculate or compute something
computer science
easy to compute but hard to invert
expense tracking
item or activity used to assign and compute expenses
computer science
mathematical rule used to compute a model neuron output from inputs
technology
compute the convolution function
acr: fast Fourier transform
algorithm to quickly compute transformations in signals
calculation
beyond the ability to compute
machine code
small memory slot storing an offset used to compute operand locations
technology
compute again to update results
Examples of compute in a sentence
They need to compute the data before the meeting. Can you compute the distance between the two cities? They need to compute the risks before investing. That theory simply does not compute. The timeline computed once we found the missing email. The device's compute is impressive for its size.
Cloud services offer scalable compute. The compute required for the simulation was immense. Advancements in technology have improved compute efficiency.
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- French:calculer, calcul, ...
- German:berechnen, Rechenleistung, ...
- Italian:calcolare, risorse di calcolo, ...
- Spanish:calcular, capacidad de cómputo, ...
- Portuguese:calcular, capacidade de processamento, ...
- Chinese:计算, 计算能力, ...
- Japanese:計算する, 計算能力, ...
- Arabic:حَسَبَ, قدرة الحوسبة, ...
- Hebrew:לְחַשֵּׁב, כֹּחַ מִחְשׁוּב, ...
- Russian:вычислять, вычислительная мощность, ...
- Ukrainian:обчислювати, обчислювальна потужність, ...
- Hindi:गणना करना, कंप्यूट, ...
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