compute
compute
verbDefinition of COMPUTE
to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations <for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator>
Related Words add up, average, sum, tally, total, totalize; add, divide, multiply, subtract; allow (for), deduct, factor (in or into or out), figure in; figure out, solve (for); count, itemize, number; calibrate, gauge (also gage), measure, scale; assess, appraise, estimate, evaluate, rate, value; recalculate, recompute, refigure
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