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noun
An incorrect or mistaken calculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An error in judgment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a mistake in calculating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: misreckoning, misestimation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mistake, error, fault
Narrower terms: backfire, boomerang, rounding, rounding error, truncation error
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth2-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English calculation English miscalculation From mis- + calculation.
Across languages
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
