miscalculate has definitions from the field of mathematics
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[ verb ] judge incorrectly

Synonyms

misestimate

Examples

"I had misestimated his determination"

Used in print

(Richard Sanders Allen, "When Fogg Flew the Mail"...)

At Fort_Ethan_Allen the ever-present wind off Lake_Champlain could readily flip a puny man-made thing like an airplane if the pilot miscalculated .

Related terms

misjudge miscalculation

2
[ verb ] (mathematics) calculate incorrectly

Synonyms

misestimate

Examples

"I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"

Related terms

calculate arithmetic

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