compute

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To reckon, calculate.

   Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?

2. 2
   verb

   To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)

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

3. 3
   noun

   Computational processing power.

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

4. 4
   verb

   to make a mathematical calculation or computation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Italic *putos Latin putus? Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin computārelbor. French computerbor. English compute 17th century. Borrowed from French computer, from Latin computō (“calculate, compute”). Doublet of count.