recalculate

verb

re·​cal·​cu·​late (ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce recalculate (audio)
recalculated; recalculating; recalculates

transitive + intransitive

: to calculate again
recalculated the price with the discount applied
It allows a single program to perform more than one task at a time. For example, a spreadsheet … could recalculate in the background while you continue entering new data.Jackie Fox

Examples of recalculate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The deficit is recalculated every year based upon the shortfall or surplus each month. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 In the upper-left corner of the screen, just above the score, each team’s chance of winning the game is expressed as a percentage—a whole number, reassuring in its roundness, that is recalculated after every at-bat. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024 It will be recalculated periodically through the 10-year window the agreement covers. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 The Israeli prime minister and his supporters believe the best way to prevent a wider war is to strike back at Iran and its proxies, to raise the cost of any attack on Israel and force its adversaries to recalculate the benefits of attacking Israel. Dan De Luce, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recalculate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recalculate was in 1611

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“Recalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalculate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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