1. Make a calculation or computation
   "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides";
   - calculate, cipher, cypher, work out, reckon, figure [N. Amer]
    
2. [informal] Make sense
   "their ideas simply don't compute"

1. (computing) processing capacity or capability of a computer system or network; computational resources required for processing data or running algorithms
   "The cloud service offers scalable compute for demanding applications"

Derived forms: computed, computing, computes

Type of: reason

Encyclopedia: Compute