miscalculation

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ calculation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

miscalculation (countable and uncountable, plural miscalculations)

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

Related terms

• miscalculate

Translations

an incorrect or mistaken calculation

Belarusian: пралі́к m (pralík), пралі́чка f (pralíčka) Dutch: rekenfout (nl) f Finnish: laskuvirhe (fi) German: Fehlkalkulation f, Rechenfehler (de) m Irish: mí-áireamh m, míríomh m Japanese: 誤算 (ja) (ごさん, gosan) Portuguese: erro de cálculo m Romanian: calcul greșit n, calculare greșită f, calcul eronat n Russian: просчёт (ru) m (prosčót) Swedish: felräkning (sv) c Ukrainian: прораху́нок m (proraxúnok)