determining which verb to use for method names in Java

Question

I understand that naming conventions are important for a number of reasons, most having to do with making your code more readable and easier to integrate into larger projects, e

Answer 1

(My opinion) You don't need a verb in the method name if the object has no state, like a math-library. Compare computeSquareRoot(x) and getJoin(listOfStrings) with squareRoot(x) and join(listOfStrings).