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miscalculation

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mis·cal·cu·late  (ms-klky-lt)
tr. & intr.v. mis·cal·cu·lat·ed, mis·cal·cu·lat·ing, mis·cal·cu·lates
To count or estimate incorrectly.

mis·calcu·lation n.
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Noun1.miscalculation - a mistake in calculating
error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
boomerang, backfire - a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
rounding, rounding error - (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small"
truncation error - (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished
Translations
miscalculation [ˌmɪskælkjʊˈleɪʃən] Nerror m de cálculo
miscalculation [ˌmɪskælkjʊˈleɪʃən] n
[amount, size] → erreur f de calcul sur
(= misjudgement) → mauvais calcul m
a miscalculation of public sentiment
BUT une méprise sur le sentiment public.
miscalculation
nRechenfehler m; (= wrong estimation)Fehlkalkulation f; (= misjudgement)Fehleinschätzung f; to make a miscalculation in somethingbei etw einen Rechenfehler machen/etw falsch kalkulieren/etw falsch einschätzen
miscalculation [ˈmɪsˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃn] nerrore m di calcolo
miscalculation [ˈmɪsˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃn] nerrore m di calcolo


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In this I fancy that in any case he made a miscalculation, and that, if we had not been there, his doom would none the less have been sealed.
One trifling miscalculation or mistake may rouse suspicion.
"There has been a miscalculation about the New Day, my dears," she began; "one can't expect people to be perfect all at once.
 
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