recalculate

[ ree-kal-kyuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·cal·cu·lat·ed, re·cal·cu·lat·ing.

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 Words From

• recal·cu·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of recalculate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; re- + calculate

Example Sentences

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

The sound within Iran and the Resistance Network on Sunday morning is that sound you hear from your car’s GPS after a wrong turn: “Recalculating, recalculating, recalculating.”

From Seattle Times

“The city is reviewing planning assumptions and will recalculate costs, revenue opportunities and benefits,” Ms. Bollenbach said by email.

From New York Times

We just started recalculating everything from an upside-down view of reality and thought this makes more sense.

From Los Angeles Times

It is like the way Rania’s hands would shake when she recalculated over and over again my landing trajectory.

From Literature