miscalculation
noun
mis·cal·cu·la·tion
ˌmis-ˌkal-kyə-ˈlā-shən 
plural miscalculations
: a mistake in calculation : wrong calculation
a costly miscalculation
… ruled that utility shareholders, not electricity consumers, must pay for some or all of the miscalculations that resulted in excessive expansion or cost overruns.—
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Examples of miscalculation in a Sentence
treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part
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If firing Saleh — whose expertise was on the defensive side of the ball — was supposed to revive the offense, that was a miscalculation.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Make a small miscalculation, and the court was gaping for Zheng to hit an easy ball into space.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
Their oxygen supply dwindled, producing a syndrome resembling altitude sickness, due to a miscalculation about photosynthesis.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Worse yet, due to a rent miscalculation, her landlord threatened to evict her and her family.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Miscalculation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscalculation. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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