Compute means to figure out the question and get an answer.
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Engineering is a purely math field! From the very basic engineering courses, all you do is math. You must compute things like trajectories of objects spinning, flying, falling, etc, or what an object might do if it were to start moving. You also need to compute areas and volumes of odd-shaped objects to more accurately represent them in problems to determine how they will move--crucial for mechanical engineers. Basically, if you're not good at math, engineering is not the field for you.
Cashiers have to make checks, count money, pay bills by cash, calculate the total of the payments, weigh items, and compute and record the total transactions.
Compute = calculate; perimeter = measurement of the outside edge.
It seems you already have the result. What is it you want to compute, and based on what data?
Compute & print the sum of a set of data values