compute

Academic Word List, sublist 2.

About 6.51 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To reckon, calculate.

   Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?

2. verb To make sense.

   Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?

3. noun Computational processing power (number of operations per unit of time) or computational work (to be) done (number of operations).

   The GPU does not have enough on-chip SRAM memory for the parameters, and doesn't have enough compute to run the entire model in real time.

Similar words

cypher cipher calculate figure reckon computation computational calculating calculated calculus

Often followed by

the a and an its their this all it

Word family

computable computation computational computations computed computer computerised computers computes computing