Third-person singular present tense of 'compute'; calculates or processes information using a computer or mathematical method.
From 'compute,' which comes from Latin 'computare' (to count together, from 'com-' meaning together and 'putare' meaning to count). The '-es' ending is standard third-person singular present.
The Latin root 'putare' (to count) also gave us 'repute,' 'dispute,' and 'deputy'—all words where you're essentially counting or considering something. Language reveals that counting and considering have always been linked in human thought.
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