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com·pute

compute

 
 
pronunciation:
km pyut
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part of speech: verb
inflections: computes, computing, computed
definition: to find an answer to a number problem by using basic mathematics.
Let's compute the score to see who won the game.
synonyms:
calculate, figure
similar words:
count, estimate
derivations: computable (adj.), computability (n.)
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