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recomputation

recomputation

7.7
Calculating something again to fix or update earlier results
  • noun
  • /ˌriːkəmˈpjuːteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recomputación
  • The software required a recomputation of results following the update to the algorithm.

Examples

  • After identifying an error, the team started the recomputation of the project costs.

  • So when we start out from our from our start node to our goal node, we have to do a lot of recomputation from scratch.

  • The accountant performed a recomputation of the financial figures to ensure accuracy.

Synonyms

recalculation
vsrecomputation
1 4.2

An act of working out numbers again to correct errors or add new information

focuses on the act or the final result rather than the process

Surface Forms

recomputation singular
recomputations plural

Morphology

recomputation = recompute (transparent) = re + compute + ation

This is a regular noun formation from 'recompute' meaning the act or result of computing again.

Etymology

Recomputation begins with re- meaning 'again' and uses compute meaning 'to calculate', as in computer. So a recomputation is simply calculating something again to correct or update the results.