miscalculation

miscalculation

English

Etymology

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.

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    Noun

    miscalculation (countable and uncountable, plural miscalculations)

    1. An incorrect or mistaken calculation.
    2. An error in judgment.

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