miscalculation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌmɪsˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/ UK /ˌmɪsˌkalkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an error in reckoning, judgment, or estimation

A small miscalculation threw the whole budget off course.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an error in reckoning,... error mistake blundermisjudgmentmisreckoningslip

Opposites

accuracy precision

Word family

Related forms miscalculate calculate calculation calculator

Etymology

From mis- ('wrongly') + calculation, from Latin calculatio, from calculare ('to reckon'), from calculus ('pebble used in counting').

mis- Old English calculus Latin

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# miscalculation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˌkælkjəˈleɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˌkalkjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

## Meanings
1. an error in reckoning, judgment, or estimation

## Examples
- A small miscalculation threw the whole budget off course.

## Synonyms
- error
- mistake
- blunder
- misjudgment
- misreckoning
- slip

## Antonyms
- accuracy
- precision

## Related Forms
- miscalculate
- calculate
- calculation
- calculator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: calculus

## Etymology
From mis- ('wrongly') + calculation, from Latin calculatio, from calculare ('to reckon'), from calculus ('pebble used in counting').

## AI Etymology
Miscalculation comes from mis- ('wrongly') + calculation, from Latin calculatio, from calculare ('to reckon'), from calculus ('pebble used in counting'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin calculus. The same word family includes miscalculate, calculate, calculation, calculator. Its current noun use means "an error in reckoning, judgment, or estimation".

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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