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ri-KOWNT/rɪˈkaʊnt/

To recount is to tell a sequence of events, or to count again: recount what happened, recount the ballots. Narrate is the story twin; reconstruct (this batch) is piece together from evidence. A rounded abstract is not a count.

Meaning

To tell a story of events; also to count again (stress may shift).

Examples

• “Recount the n from the raw file; a rounded abstract is not a count.”
• “Narrate is the story sense. Count again is the ballot sense. Rounding is comms. A raw file is methods. Open the file; do not perfume the total.”

Good to know

Tell, or count again. Story twin: narrate. Cousin: reconstruct (this batch). Rounding ≠ a recount.

Near in meaning

narrate

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