miscalculating

  • 21miscalculate — (v.) 1705; from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + CALCULATE (Cf. calculate). Related: Miscalculated; miscalculating …

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  • 22miscalculate — [[t]mɪ̱skæ̱lkjʊleɪt[/t]] miscalculates, miscalculating, miscalculated VERB If you miscalculate, you make a mistake in judging a situation or in making a calculation. [V n] It s clear that he has badly miscalculated the mood of the people... The… …

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  • 23miscalculate — UK [mɪsˈkælkjʊleɪt] / US [ˌmɪsˈkælkjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms miscalculate : present tense I/you/we/they miscalculate he/she/it miscalculates present participle miscalculating past tense miscalculated past participle… …

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  • 24miscalculate — [c]/mɪsˈkælkjəleɪt/ (say mis kalkyuhlayt) verb (miscalculated, miscalculating) –verb (t) 1. to calculate wrongly: to miscalculate the distance. –verb (i) 2. to calculate wrongly: I ve miscalculated again! –miscalculation /mɪskælkjəˈleɪʃən/ (say… …

  • 25miscalculate — [mis kal′kyo͞o lāt΄, mis kal′kyəlāt′] vt., vi. miscalculated, miscalculating to calculate incorrectly; miscount or misjudge miscalculation n …

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  • 26ANILAEUS AND ASINAEUS — (first century C.E.), two Babylonian Jewish brothers who founded a robber state in Babylon and ruled it for 15 years (c. 20–35). Natives of Nehardea, Anilaeus and Asinaeus had been apprenticed by their mother to learn the weaving trade. Punished… …

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