recalculate
verb
re·cal·cu·late
(ˌ)rē-ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt 
recalculated; recalculating; recalculates
: to calculate again
recalculated the price with the discount applied
It allows a single program to perform more than one task at a time. For example, a spreadsheet … could recalculate in the background while you continue entering new data.—
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The deficit is recalculated every year based upon the shortfall or surplus each month.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
In the upper-left corner of the screen, just above the score, each team’s chance of winning the game is expressed as a percentage—a whole number, reassuring in its roundness, that is recalculated after every at-bat.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
It will be recalculated periodically through the 10-year window the agreement covers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
The Israeli prime minister and his supporters believe the best way to prevent a wider war is to strike back at Iran and its proxies, to raise the cost of any attack on Israel and force its adversaries to recalculate the benefits of attacking Israel.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
In the upper-left corner of the screen, just above the score, each team’s chance of winning the game is expressed as a percentage—a whole number, reassuring in its roundness, that is recalculated after every at-bat.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024
It will be recalculated periodically through the 10-year window the agreement covers.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
The Israeli prime minister and his supporters believe the best way to prevent a wider war is to strike back at Iran and its proxies, to raise the cost of any attack on Israel and force its adversaries to recalculate the benefits of attacking Israel.
—Dan De Luce, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Recalculate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalculate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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