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
In a Tuesday note, the bank maintained its buy rating on the cloud computing stock and raised its price target to $192 per share from $164.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Apple fans can save $200 on the best MacBook Air yet and enjoy a familiar, yet improved, computing experience.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Shifting them into space could help reduce pollution, save resources and speed up computing for everyone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
The bill from Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., called the IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act, would require these notices to include clear descriptions of the errors; to compute the adjustments; and to specify the deadline for challenging them.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Apple fans can save $200 on the best MacBook Air yet and enjoy a familiar, yet improved, computing experience.
—PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025
Shifting them into space could help reduce pollution, save resources and speed up computing for everyone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2025
The bill from Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., called the IRS Math and Taxpayer Help Act, would require these notices to include clear descriptions of the errors; to compute the adjustments; and to specify the deadline for challenging them.
—Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compute
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The company released 6-month results — from April to September — and the quarterly numbers have been calculated by CNBC, based on company statement and LSEG data.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Talking about poop and blackheads might seem socially inept, but it’s calculated.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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The research firm Rhodium Group figures that Chinese policy makers spend the equivalent of 3 percent of the central government’s fiscal revenues to subsidize car sales.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Their names figure to be tied to the Red Sox throughout the offseason.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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