miscalculation
miscalculation · miscalculations
прорахунок
просчёт
Rechenfehler, Fehlkalkulation
An incorrect or mistaken calculationAn incorrect or mistaken calculation.
US/mɪskˈælkjəlˈeɪʃən/
» Tom made a miscalculation that cost his company a lot of money.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An incorrect or mistaken calculation.
Fehlkalkulation, Rechenfehler
просчётprosčót
прораху́нокproraxúnok
(countable, uncountable)An error in judgment.
More definitions
- a mistake in calculating
Examples
8 sentencesTom made a miscalculation that cost his company a lot of money.
It was a miscalculation.
ruЭто была ошибка в расчётах.
I've made a miscalculation.
ruЯ обсчитался.
That was a slight miscalculation.
There might have been a miscalculation.
ruВозможно, произошла ошибка в расчётах.
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
an incorrect or mistaken calculation:
Русский
By meaning 1
an incorrect or mistaken calculation:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an incorrect or mistaken calculation:
Forms
plural: miscalculations| Singular | miscalculation |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a mistake in calculating:misreckoningmisestimation
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmiscalculate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable