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
Iranian drone strikes on Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the UAE set a new precedent for calculating the risk of storing information and computing power in the Gulf.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
The legislation also would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, designed to make computing resources, datasets and infrastructure available to students, researchers, non-profits, small businesses and academic institutions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The final figures are computed by using a player index.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
The legislation also would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource, designed to make computing resources, datasets and infrastructure available to students, researchers, non-profits, small businesses and academic institutions.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The final figures are computed by using a player index.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Enforcement officers learn early to calculate their moves carefully.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s an additional 48 runs combined, which analytic models would calculate as roughly the equivalent of five wins, depending on the season.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump defended the elimination game formula of the show as critical for drama but was intrigued by my counterproposal and asked me to give him a year to figure it out and transition the show toward that model.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Uche figures to be essential personnel for a defense that needs edge rushers to step up and get the quarterback down around 2024 first-round pick Chop Robinson.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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