miscalculate

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Etymology

From mis- + calculate.

Verb

miscalculate (miscalculates, present participle miscalculating; simple past and past participle miscalculated)

1. To calculate incorrectly.

   They miscalculated by assuming the dimensions were in imperial, not metric.

2. To make a gross error in judgement.

Translations

• Spanish: calcular mal

Translations

• German: missrechnen
• Russian: просчи́тываться
• Spanish: juzgar mal

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