retrocalculate

English

Etymology

From retro- +‎ calculate.

Verb

retrocalculate (third-person singular simple present retrocalculates, present participle retrocalculating, simple past and past participle retrocalculated)

1. To calculate retrospectively.
   • 2007, Peter James, Nick Thorpe, Ancient Mysteries‎^[1]:

     […] after applying modern techniques to retrocalculate the movements of Jupiter and Saturn during 7-6 B.C. […]

Derived terms

• retrocalculation