recalculate

[ree-kal-kyuh-leyt]

verb (used with object)

recalculated, recalculating 

1. to calculate again, especially for the purpose of finding an error or confirming a previous computation.

recalculate

/ riːˈkælkjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. to calculate (a total, sum, etc) again

Other Word Forms

• recalculation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recalculate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; re- + calculate

Example Sentences

These averages are recalculated every 10 years to take account of our changing climate but, with the world warming so quickly, there is a risk that even this might not be keeping pace with reality.

From BBC

It also recalculates the numbers annually to incorporate data from unemployment insurance tax records.

From BBC

A Republican-majority, three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Friday ordered the state Board of Elections to recalculate the vote totals in the state's contentious Supreme Court race.

From Salon

And the shift in the political mood has forced Conservatives to recalculate their messaging.

From BBC

Ofqual said it had had to take "unprecedented" action against the exam board, NCFE, to get 1,200 students' results recalculated, after it failed to develop "valid question papers".

From BBC