Definition

1. Verb:
   • To calculate again or anew; to perform a new calculation, typically to check accuracy, update figures, or account for new information.

Usage

The verb "recalculate" is used when a previous calculation needs to be repeated, corrected, or updated. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (e.g., recalculate the total, recalculate the figures).

Examples

• Verb:
  • After discovering an error in the data, the scientist had to recalculate the results.
  • Please recalculate the bill; I think the tax was applied incorrectly.
  • The navigation system will automatically recalculate the route if you miss a turn.

Advanced Usage

• "to recalculate one's position": Often used in navigation or strategy to figuratively mean to reassess one's situation or plans.
  • After the market crash, the investor had to recalculate his position.

Variants and Related Words

• Recalculation (n): The act or process of recalculating.
  • The recalculation of the budget took two days.

Synonyms

• Recompute: To compute again.
• Reassess: To assess again, often implying a re-evaluation rather than a purely mathematical recalculation.
• Recheck: To check again, which may involve recalculation.

Antonyms

• Estimate: To form an approximate calculation.
• Assume: To accept something as true without calculation or proof.

Verb

1. calculate anew
   • The costs had to be recalculated