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Computed vs Computable - What's the difference?

computed | computable |

As adjectives the difference between computed and computable

is that computed is calculated, determined by computation while computable is capable of being computed.

As a verb computed

is (compute).

computed

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Calculated, determined by computation.
  • Derived rather than measured.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (compute)

    • computable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being computed.
  • (computing theory) algorithmically computable, i.e. able to be calculated by a Turing machine

    • Derived terms

    * computability