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
But Google, Microsoft and Amazon provide 70% of Europe’s cloud-computing infrastructure.
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Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
Sara Hooker, an AI researcher and advocate for cheaper AI systems that use less computing power, is hanging her own shingle.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Efficient, low power consumption edge computing to learn and implement intelligent decision making has evolved substantially.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
How many people on Earth actually understand how wins above replacement are computed?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
Sara Hooker, an AI researcher and advocate for cheaper AI systems that use less computing power, is hanging her own shingle.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Efficient, low power consumption edge computing to learn and implement intelligent decision making has evolved substantially.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
How many people on Earth actually understand how wins above replacement are computed?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compute
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However, the next key in understanding the problem was to calculate the effects of all the other planets on the orbit of Mercury.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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These subtle changes allowed scientists to calculate the planet’s dimensions with unprecedented accuracy, refining measurements that had remained largely unchanged since the 1970s.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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All feature the game-changing Boa fit system, which makes adjusting the size (via an easy-to-reach dial) so simple that a four-year-old can figure it out.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Guojun and Li were in their late fifties, so the sisters figured the boy was a grandson.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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