miscalculation
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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 — Synonyms and related words: clerical error, corrigendum, erratum, error, error in judgment, failure, fault, faute, human error, injudiciousness, misappreciation, misapprehension, miscarriage, miscomputation, misconception, misconjecture,… … Moby Thesaurus
