English > miscalculation: 1 sense > noun 1, actMeaning | A mistake in calculating / calculating. |
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Synonyms | misreckoning, misestimation |
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Narrower | backfire, boomerang | A miscalculation that recoils on its maker |
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rounding, rounding error | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers / numbers to a convenient number of decimals |
truncation error | (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished |
Broader | mistake, error, fault | A wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
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Spanish | desacierto, error de cálculo, error de estimación, gabarro, trabacuenta |
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Catalan | bescompte, desencert, error de càlcul |
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Verbs | miscalculate | calculate / calculate incorrectly |
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miscalculate | judge / judge incorrectly |