'miscalculation' definitions:
Definition of 'miscalculation'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mistake in calculating [syn: miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation]
Definition of 'miscalculation'
From: GCIDE
- 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 microcomputers cost them many billions in lost opportunities; Sadam's invasion of Kuwait was only his worst, but not his last, miscalculation. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'miscalculation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- clerical error,
- corrigendum,
- erratum,
- error,
- error in judgment,
- failure,
- fault,
- faute,
- human error,
- injudiciousness,
- misappreciation,
- misapprehension,
- miscarriage,
- miscomputation,
- misconception,
- misconjecture,
- misconstruction,
- miscount,
- misdeal,
- misestimation,
- misevaluation,
- misidentification,
- misinterpretation,
- misjudgment,
- misplay,
- misprint,
- misquotation,
- misreading,
- misreport,
- miss,
- misstatement,
- mistake,
- misunderstanding,
- misuse,
- misvaluation,
- poor judgment,
- skewed judgment,
- typo,
- typographical error,
- wrong construction,
- wrong impression