Compute

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ’mpjuːt/
• Rhymes: -uːt

Origin

(17th century). From French computer, from Latin computare ("sum up, reckon, compute"), from com ("together") + putare ("cleanse, trim, prune, clear up, settle, adjuct, reckon, count, deem, think, suppose"), from putus ("cleansed, clear")

Full definition of compute

Verb

1. To reckon or calculate.Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?
2. (informal) To make sense.Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?

Related terms

• computable
• computability
• computation
• computational
• computer
• computing
• miscompute
• recompute
• count