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Verb: miscalculate  mis'kal-kyu`leyt
  1. Judge incorrectly
    "I had miscalculated his determination"
    - misestimate
     
  2. Calculate incorrectly
    "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding"
    - misestimate

Derived forms: miscalculated, miscalculates, miscalculating

See also: miscalculation

Type of: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure [N. Amer], misjudge, reckon, work out

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