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Definition of: compute
(kəm·pyt′) v.t. ·put·ed, ·put·ing
To estimate numerically; calculate; reckon.
—noun Computation. [<L computare <com- together + putare reckon. Doublet of COUNT1.]
—com·put′a·bil′i·ty noun
—com·put′a·ble adjective
—com·put′ist noun
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