miscalculation

miscalculation
Synonyms and related words:
clerical error, corrigendum, erratum, error, error in judgment, failure, fault, faute, human error, injudiciousness, misappreciation, misapprehension, miscarriage, miscomputation, misconception, misconjecture, misconstruction, miscount, misdeal, misestimation, misevaluation, misidentification, misinterpretation, misjudgment, misplay, misprint, misquotation, misreading, misreport, miss, misstatement, mistake, misunderstanding, misuse, misvaluation, poor judgment, skewed judgment, typo, typographical error, wrong construction, wrong impression

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  • miscalculation — UK US /ˌmɪskælkjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [C or U] ► ACCOUNTING the act of calculating an amount wrongly: »The claim that the group s net asset value was $22 a share was a miscalculation. miscalculation of sth »About £265 million could be incurred in fines… …   Financial and business terms

  • miscalculation — mis*cal cu*la tion n. 1. a mistake in calculating. Syn: misreckoning, misestimation. [WordNet 1.5] 2. An error in judgment, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events; as, IBM s miscalculation about the impact of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miscalculation — index confusion (ambiguity), error, fallacy, fault (mistake), miscue, misestimation, misjudgment …   Law dictionary

  • miscalculation — (n.) 1720, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CALCULATION (Cf. calculation) …   Etymology dictionary

  • miscalculation — n. 1) to make a miscalculation 2) to correct a miscalculation 3) a bad, glaring, serious miscalculation 4) a miscalculation about * * * [mɪsˌkælkjʊ leɪʃ(ə)n] glaring serious miscalculation a bad a miscalculation about to correct a miscalculation… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • miscalculation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, gross, huge, serious ▪ slight ▪ political VERB + MISCALCULATION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • miscalculation — skaičiavimo klaida statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. computational error; miscalculation; miscount vok. Rechenfehler, m rus. вычислительная ошибка, f; ошибка в вычислениях, f; ошибка в расчетах, f pranc. erreur de calcul, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • miscalculation — miscalculate ► VERB ▪ calculate or assess wrongly. DERIVATIVES miscalculation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • miscalculation — See miscalculate. * * * …   Universalium

  • miscalculation — noun An incorrect or mistaken calculation See Also: miscalculate …   Wiktionary

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