"retrocalculate" meaning in English

See retrocalculate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retrocalculates [present, singular, third-person], retrocalculating [participle, present], retrocalculated [participle, past], retrocalculated [past]
Etymology: From retro- + calculate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|calculate}} retro- + calculate Head templates: {{en-verb}} retrocalculate (third-person singular simple present retrocalculates, present participle retrocalculating, simple past and past participle retrocalculated)
  1. To calculate retrospectively. Derived forms: retrocalculation

Inflected forms

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