as in calculated
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 computed
That means that in practice, for most depreciable real estate, total gain is computed as the amount realized minus the adjusted basis.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
The new tax break is computed and reported on a new federal form, Schedule 1-A, Additional Deductions.
—Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The final figures are computed by using a player index.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The minimum amount is computed based on the life expectancy table in IRS Publication 590-B, which is available free on the IRS web site.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning, where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
In order to train the model correctly , all the GPUs need to know the average gradient computed across all batches.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2026
Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
The new tax break is computed and reported on a new federal form, Schedule 1-A, Additional Deductions.
—Annette Nellen, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
The final figures are computed by using a player index.
—Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The minimum amount is computed based on the life expectancy table in IRS Publication 590-B, which is available free on the IRS web site.
—Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The event begins with a single ski jump in the morning, where distance and style points are computed into a time advantage for the best jumper.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Feb. 2026
In order to train the model correctly , all the GPUs need to know the average gradient computed across all batches.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for computed
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While the city has calculated SB 79 will require allowing 367,000 more housing units near transit stops, Vonblum said that number may come down marginally when the city calculates potential units developers could build near transit stops under Complete Communities.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The researchers calculated how long such solar destruction of debris in Mercury’s orbit takes and arrived at a timescale of about four million years.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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This didn’t become common practice until a few hundred years ago, but at least one Neanderthal apparently figured it out and convinced someone to go along with it.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Distraught by life in the South, Reed figured that the only way to escape his parochial childhood was to write his way out.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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“Computed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/computed. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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