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miscalculate

Pronunciation:  mis'kalkyu`leyt

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"
  2. [v]  judge incorrectly; "I had misestimated his determination"
 
 Synonyms: misestimate
 
 See Also: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, misjudge, reckon, work out

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mis*cal"cu*late\, v. t. & i.
To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly. --
{Mis*cal`cu*la"tion}, n.

 
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