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
Meta, Google and OpenAI opened their wallets for top talent, giving researchers staff, computing power and plenty of flexibility.
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Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 May 2025
Were those already computed or was part of your job to compute them?
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Synapses are the way neurons move and compute information in the brain.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
Power is the lifeblood of data centers, but data centers aren’t plug-and-play operations, requiring copious amounts of electricity for computing power and fans to keep the infrastructure cool.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
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Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 May 2025
Were those already computed or was part of your job to compute them?
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
Synapses are the way neurons move and compute information in the brain.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 May 2025
Power is the lifeblood of data centers, but data centers aren’t plug-and-play operations, requiring copious amounts of electricity for computing power and fans to keep the infrastructure cool.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
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Despite the rise in dollar amounts, beneficiaries are seeing the value of these payments eroded by inflation and structural issues in how COLAs are calculated.—
Dan Cody,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Individuals have their body weight and height measured to calculate their body mass index (BMI), a simple calculation used to assess whether a person has a healthy body weight for their height.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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Losers, despite Wilken’s ruling, figure to be at least some of the walk-ons and partial scholarship athletes whose spots are gone.—
Eddie Pells,
Baltimore Sun,
7 June 2025
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To figure that amount, ask your employees to complete Form W-4.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Compute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compute. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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