Misreckoning

mis·reck·on  (ms-rkn)

v. mis·reck·oned, mis·reck·on·ing, mis·reck·ons

v.tr.

To reckon incorrectly; miscalculate.

v.intr.

To engage in incorrect reckoning or miscalculation.

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mis·reckon·ing n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

misreckoning - a mistake in calculating miscalculation, misestimation 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