as in mistake
a wrong judgment
treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part
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Recent Examples of miscalculation
Nicknames can be a sign of affection — or a terrible miscalculation.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
But some level of trust even underpins relationships with adversaries, with whom the United States regularly communicates through official and unofficial channels to avert dangerous miscalculations and misunderstandings.
—James Goldgeier, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
More qubits flipping leads to accumulating errors that can ultimately result in miscalculations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Somehow the institution had made a $240 million miscalculation in the amount of cash on hand.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
But some level of trust even underpins relationships with adversaries, with whom the United States regularly communicates through official and unofficial channels to avert dangerous miscalculations and misunderstandings.
—James Goldgeier, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2025
More qubits flipping leads to accumulating errors that can ultimately result in miscalculations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Somehow the institution had made a $240 million miscalculation in the amount of cash on hand.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for miscalculation
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“Miscalculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miscalculation. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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