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COMPUTE

to determine especially by mathematical means

The meaning of the word compute is to determine especially by mathematical means.

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etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
self-righteousconvinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
stringenttight
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
siblingsib
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
mimicryan instance of mimicking
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts