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re·cal·cu·late | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 
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\recalculated; recalculating; recalculates
Definition of recalculate
: 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
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The first known use of recalculate was in 1611
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