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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
compute .
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Examples
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If one looks at Wolfram | Alpha today, much of what it computes is firmly based on OKS (the “Old Kind of Science”), and in this sense Wolfram | Alpha can be viewed as a shining example of what can be achieved with pre-NKS mathematical science.
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The minister and historian of Saladin computes, from the report of the enemy, that their numbers, at different periods, amounted to five or six hundred thousand; that more than one hundred thousand Christians were slain; that a far greater number was lost by disease or shipwreck; and that a small portion of this mighty host could return in safety to their native countries.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Villehardouin computes the space at three leagues, (No. 86.)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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"Let's see if his Barney Cornwall alias computes," Jake said.
Sagittarius Whorl May, Julian 2001
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In the end the computer "computes" and the printer "prints" as a debug device and leaves on paper the only trace of these ephemeral permutations.
we make money not art Regine 2010
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( 'computes') integrative functions not explicitly encoded in the inherited and acquired information base of the system.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010
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It is a perceptual model of someone else's consciousness, and the study of the brain circuitry that computes this type of perceptual model is called social neuroscience.
Michael Graziano: The Spirit Constructed In The Brain Michael Graziano 2011
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It is a perceptual model of someone else's consciousness, and the study of the brain circuitry that computes this type of perceptual model is called social neuroscience.
Michael Graziano: The Spirit Constructed In The Brain Michael Graziano 2011
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According to Visible Measures, a company that computes viewings of Internet videos, her catalog of online clips has been watched over 310 million times.
Brent Green: Baby Boomers And The Power Of Social Networking Brent Green 2011
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Tough competition may mean profit margins remain razor thin, but with a 14% expected annual growth rate compared with Dell's 4%, it still computes to consider Lenovo's shares first.
Lenovo Computes to Value Play Rolfe Winkler 2011
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