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Compute vs Calculator - What's the difference?

compute | calculator |

As a verb compute

is .

As a noun calculator is

a mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.

compute

English

Verb

(comput)
  • To reckon or calculate.
    • Can anyone here compute the square root of 10201?
  • (informal) To make sense.
    • Does that compute , or do I need to explain further?

    Related terms

    * computable * computability * computation * computational * computer * computing * miscompute * recompute * count

    External links

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    calculator

    English

    (wikipedia calculator)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations.
  • (dated) A person who performs mathematical calculation
  • A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
  • (obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.

    • Synonyms

    * (electronic device) electronic calculator, pocket calculator * (mechanical device) adding machine * (person who performs mathematical calculations) computer (dated) * (person who schemes) plotter, schemer * (mathematical tables) ready reckoner, tables

    Derived terms

    * electronic calculator * pocket calculator

    Related terms

    * calculate

    See also

    * ready reckoner * slide rule * tables * (commonslite) ----