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
Fielding data center computing power Deere’s business strategy does have its detractors.
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Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
These systems rely on tight coordination between quantum processors and classical computing resources.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
All of them were interested, for different reasons, in computing a quantity called the d-invariant, which appears in many areas of math.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
But scaling the effort has been difficult as the technology requires lots of computing power to achieve realism and avoid a lag in interactions with users.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
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Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
These systems rely on tight coordination between quantum processors and classical computing resources.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
All of them were interested, for different reasons, in computing a quantity called the d-invariant, which appears in many areas of math.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
But scaling the effort has been difficult as the technology requires lots of computing power to achieve realism and avoid a lag in interactions with users.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compute
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Those who submit a claim will receive a proportional payment distribution calculated by taking the remaining funds for distribution divided by the number of people who submit valid settlement claim forms.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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However, the state calculates vaccination rates as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled, so the enrollment decline is factored in.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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Before ChatGPT, about one in three successfully figured it out, independently connecting pretty potent dots for scientific thinking rather than passively absorbing another fact.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 2026
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Lutz Kilian, director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Center for Energy and the Economy, figures that 5 million daily barrels can either be rerouted from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea or continue to transit through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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