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Compute vs Supputate - What's the difference?

compute | supputate |

As verbs the difference between compute and supputate

is that compute is while supputate is (obsolete) to calculate; to compute; to reckon; to suppute.

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?

    supputate

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To calculate; to compute; to reckon; to suppute.
  • * 1680 John Aubrey, Letters Written by Eminent Persons III, 490:
  • He supputated , and found that everything considered 'twas much dearer.

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