compute

Word family nouncomputabilitycomputantcomputationcomputercomputeresecomputerizationcomputingcomputer-aided designcomputer-aided manufacturingcomputer scienceadjectivecomputablecomputationalcomputativecomputerateverbcomputerizecompute

Related topics: Maths

com·pute /kəmˈpjuːt/ AWL verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal

HMto calculate a result, answer, sum etc 计算〔结果、答案、总数等〕

Final results had not yet been computed.

最终的结果还未计算出来。

Examples from the Corpus

compute• His ideas just don't compute.• In all four years of the course, students take units of study in languages, computing and business studies.• At the same time, a combination of high costs and cutthroat pricing is driving out manufacturers of computing and communications hardware.• Explanations of how the numbers have been computed are given in the notes following the table.• Many of the young men are studying for business or computing degrees.• The field value is computed from a global model.• They continuously transmit coded signals and time data that receivers use to compute latitude and longitude.• It may be that such technology is ripening just as the computing power needed to run it is becoming available.• The machine can compute the time it takes a sound wave to bounce back.

From Longman Business Dictionary

computecom·pute /kəmˈpjuːt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal

to calculate a number or amount

The amount assessed was computed by the Inland Revenue to include a proportion of the school’s overheads as average costs.

Origin compute

(1600-1700) Latin computare, from com- ( → COM-) + putare “to think”

词汇	compute
释义	compute Word family nouncomputabilitycomputantcomputationcomputercomputeresecomputerizationcomputingcomputer-aided designcomputer-aided manufacturingcomputer scienceadjectivecomputablecomputationalcomputativecomputerateverbcomputerizecompute Related topics: Maths com·pute /kəmˈpjuːt/ AWL verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal HMto calculate a result, answer, sum etc 计算〔结果、答案、总数等〕 Final results had not yet been computed. 最终的结果还未计算出来。 Examples from the Corpus compute• His ideas just don't compute.• In all four years of the course, students take units of study in languages, computing and business studies.• At the same time, a combination of high costs and cutthroat pricing is driving out manufacturers of computing and communications hardware.• Explanations of how the numbers have been computed are given in the notes following the table.• Many of the young men are studying for business or computing degrees.• The field value is computed from a global model.• They continuously transmit coded signals and time data that receivers use to compute latitude and longitude.• It may be that such technology is ripening just as the computing power needed to run it is becoming available.• The machine can compute the time it takes a sound wave to bounce back. From Longman Business Dictionary computecom·pute /kəmˈpjuːt/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal to calculate a number or amount The amount assessed was computed by the Inland Revenue to include a proportion of the school’s overheads as average costs. Origin compute (1600-1700) Latin computare, from com- ( → COM-) + putare “to think”
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