Miscalculation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Erroneous calculation or estimate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a mistake in calculating.
  • noun. An error in judgment, especially about the effects of action or the likely course of events.
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  • noun. An incorrect or mistaken calculation
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  • noun. a mistake in calculating
    • Word Usage
    "But Strauss-Kahn's earlier use of the word "miscalculation" is telling."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    error  fault  mistake  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    backfire  boomerang  rounding  rounding error  truncation error  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian  Americanization  Appalachian  Balkanization  Christianization  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blunder  contretemps  drawback  fuckup  happen  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    clerical error  corrigendum  erratum  error  error in judgment  
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