Compute
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Definitions
- 1 Computational processing power. uncountable
"The GPU does not have enough on-chip SRAM memory for the parameters, and doesn't have enough compute for the entire model."
- 1 To reckon, calculate. transitive
"Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?"
- 2 make a mathematical calculation or computation wordnet
- 3 To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs) informal, intransitive
"Does that compute, or do I need to explain further?"
Example
More examples"Scientists can easily compute the distance between planets."
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.