recompute
Pronunciation: [ˌriːkəmˈpjuːt]
Word
Context: "mathematics"
(verb) to calculate something again. This means you are checking your work or figuring out the answer one more time, just in case you made a mistake the first time.
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After noticing an error, I had to recompute the total to get the correct answer.
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I didn’t need to recompute because my first answer was correct.
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Why do we need to recompute the answer to the math problem?
Context: "computing"
(verb) to run a calculation or program again to see if the result changes. This often happens in computers when we want to check if something still works the same way after changes.
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The computer will recompute the data after I update the program.
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It was unnecessary to recompute the data because it would remain unchanged.
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When will the system recompute the results for us?
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