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recalculate

[ree-kal-kyuh-leyt]

verb (used with object), re·cal·cu·lat·ed, re·cal·cu·lat·ing.

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

Origin:
1615–25; re- + calculate

Related forms

re·cal·cu·la·tion, noun

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recalculate (riːˈkælkjʊˌleɪt)

—vb
	to calculate (a total, sum, etc) again

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