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

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For example, the canvas creases in the example above aren't adjustable, and applying the effect a second time produced the exact same result (meaning the app doesn't recalculate the effect). PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024 Neighboring powers, from Turkey to Israel, from the Gulf states to Europe, are all quietly recalculating their strategies. Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 The app can detect if flights are delayed and recalculate the schedule instantly. Tim Neville, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2024 In January 2023 the OPTN decided that transplant centers should look back at the lab reports of Black patients on the list and recalculate their eGFR using the race-neutral equation to see whether they should have been referred for transplant. Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recalculate 

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 18 Jan. 2025.

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