miscalculation

Noun
  1. A mistake in calculating (synset 100073628)
    is a type of: error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
    subtypes:
    • backfire, boomerang - a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
    • rounding, rounding error - (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals
    • truncation error - (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished
    same as: misestimation, misreckoning

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