miscalculation

Noun

Meaning

a mistake in calculating

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

misreckoning misestimation miss boner bloomer slip faux pas erratum boo-boo error mistake fault disappointment oversight fallacy
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Antonyms

amendment authority accuracy precision correction certainty
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Hypernyms

error mistake fault

Hyponyms

boomerang rounding backfire rounding error truncation error

Related terms

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Examples

Truth is one, but error proliferates. Man tracks it down and cuts it up into little pieces hoping to turn it into grains of truth. But the ultimate atom will always essentially be an error, a miscalculation. René Daumal

Only miscalculation could kill you in interstellar war. The equations were hard but they were fair. Ian McDonald

After " Coffee & TV ", the first Blur single to feature Coxon on lead vocals, managed to only reach number 11 in the UK, manager Chris Morrison demanded a chart re-run because of what he deemed was a sales miscalculation. Source: Internet

After nearly a year of campaigning, allowing these troops to slip away from his immediate control was Lee's gravest miscalculation. Source: Internet

Callaghan's failure to call an election during 1978 was widely seen as a political miscalculation; indeed, he himself later admitted that not calling an election was an error of judgement. Source: Internet

Having more nuclear-weapon states would reduce security for all, multiplying the risks of miscalculation, accidents, unauthorized use of weapons, or from escalation in tensions, nuclear conflict. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

misc miscal miscalculate miscalculator miscalendar miscalibrate