miscalculation

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.

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mis·calcu·lation n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

miscalculation - a mistake in calculating             misestimation, misreckoning 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] N → error m de cálculo

miscalculation [ˌmɪskælkjʊˈleɪʃ^ən] 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

n → Rechenfehler m; (= wrong estimation) → Fehlkalkulation f; (= misjudgement) → Fehleinschätzung f; to make a miscalculation in something → bei etw einen Rechenfehler machen/etw falsch kalkulieren/etw falsch einschätzen

miscalculation [ˈmɪsˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃ/ən] n → errore m di calcolo