Antonyms for miscalculation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mis-kal-kyuh-leyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈkæl kyəˌleɪt |
Definition of miscalculation
Origin :- 1720, from mis- (1) + calculation.
- noun misestimate
- It did not end in the capture of the fugitive, because it was founded on a miscalculation.
- Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham
- But whichever of the two was his intent, it seems to have been a miscalculation.
- Extract from : « The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch » by Plutarch
- His sensibilities were not acute, but he perceived that he had made a miscalculation.
- Extract from : « Elsie Venner » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- As it happened the conclusion he reached was based on a miscalculation.
- Extract from : « A Mating in the Wilds » by Ottwell Binns
- At the worst it could only be called a miscalculation—a mistake.
- Extract from : « Afterwards » by Kathlyn Rhodes
- I must have made a miscalculation, but I am afraid he is dead.
- Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island » by Roger Thompson Finlay
- By some miscalculation the first people on the rope walked on to the cornice.
- Extract from : « True Tales of Mountain Adventures » by Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond
- The losses are proportionally large if there is miscalculation of demand.
- Extract from : « The Principles of Economics » by Frank A. Fetter
- Miscalculation of distances was the commonest source of error.
- Extract from : « Trooper 3809 » by Lionel Decle
- He who prophesies that Christianity will disappear because it is old, makes a miscalculation.
- Extract from : « Zones of the Spirit » by August Strindberg
Synonyms for miscalculation
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