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miscomputation

noun

Etymology

From mis- + computation.

  1. derived from computatiō
  2. derived from computation
  3. inherited from computacioun
  4. prefixed as miscomputation — “mis + computation”

Definitions

  1. The incorrect performance of a computation.

    • His miscomputation of the amount of tax he owed increased his tax bill.

  2. A wrong or incorrect computation.

    • The miscomputation of the library's weight was the result of not accounting for the weight of the books.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for miscomputation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA