recalculationn.
/ˌriːkalkjᵿˈleɪʃn/, U.S. /rəˌkælkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, /riˌkælkjəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ The action or an act of recalculating.
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the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > calculating or counting again
retelling1644
recomputation1766
recalculation?1790
renumbering1827
recount1850
?1790 J. Stewart Revol. of Reason 81 Judgement forming an infinity of calculations, and recalculations.
1846 C. Darwin Let. July in Corr. (1987) III. 327 By all means trust FitzRoys measurements in the Appendix, the difference I have no doubt arises from recalculation with more accurate data.
1872 H. Wray Some Applic. of Theory to Pract. Constr. 150 This gives a weight rather less than was provided for, but the difference is not enough to render recalculation necessary.
1925 H. G. Moulton & C. Lewis French Debt Probl. App. 387 The total cut in the trade deficit which is achieved by this recalculation of imports for the years 1914–20 amounts to 21.6 billion francs.
1936 S. Glasstone Recent Adv. Gen. Chem. viii. 360 A re-calculation by Moelwyn-Hughes (1933), using molar fractions, instead of gm.-mols. per litre,..gave a sevenfold variation.
2001 Premiere Jan. 43/2 Both unions are..asking for long overdue recalculations of residuals paid to them from burgeoning areas like cable, videocassettes and DVDs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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