regrouping
nounUK /ˌriːˈɡruːpɪŋ/
US /ˌriːˈɡruːpɪŋ/
Regrouping is when you put things into new groups to make them easier to work with.
In math, regrouping helps us add big numbers by making new tens.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of coming back together as a group after being apart.
After the break, the team's regrouping helped them win the game.
3. In math, trading ten ones for one ten (or the reverse) when adding or subtracting.
She used regrouping to solve 27 plus 15.
4. The process of organizing people or things in a new way.
The regrouping of the classroom desks made more space.