compute

Definitions

com- (together) + pute (reckon) = to reckon the numbers together. The Latin putāre 'to think/reckon' narrowed in English to its most concrete use — doing arithmetic. When you compute something, you're mentally settling an account so the total comes out clear.

Common Collocations

• 1.compute the total计算总数
• 2.compute an average算出平均值
• 3.compute the cost计算成本
• 4.hard to compute难以计算

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The software can compute the average score in less than a second.

• 2.

  We need to compute the total cost before approving the budget.

• 3.

  It's hard to compute exactly how much time the project will take.