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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Kluber was one of the notable miscalculations of the Chaim Bloom era.
—Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
And that - in more than anything else is what's causing a lot of the uncertainty and risk of miscalculation that could lead to the conflict that nobody wants.
—CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
Deterrence and restraint still hold for now, analysts say, and neither side wants all-out war, despite a string of actions in recent months that has raised tensions and the risk of miscalculation to their highest point since 2006.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2023
In its day, the LM002 was a freak, an epic miscalculation by a brand that really couldn't afford a dud.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
This, the former official said, was a grave miscalculation.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
Whatever either side’s intentions, however, the risk of miscalculation is terrifying.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
At a March 28 Board of Education meeting, Choudhury said concerns about miscalculations of state aid were unfounded, even though the department later revised the numbers.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
Those challenges should be considered as filmmakers and executives play with various strategies, knowing that miscalculations can lead to major financial blows.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 July 2023
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Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
And that - in more than anything else is what's causing a lot of the uncertainty and risk of miscalculation that could lead to the conflict that nobody wants.
—CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
Deterrence and restraint still hold for now, analysts say, and neither side wants all-out war, despite a string of actions in recent months that has raised tensions and the risk of miscalculation to their highest point since 2006.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2023
In its day, the LM002 was a freak, an epic miscalculation by a brand that really couldn't afford a dud.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2023
This, the former official said, was a grave miscalculation.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
Whatever either side’s intentions, however, the risk of miscalculation is terrifying.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
At a March 28 Board of Education meeting, Choudhury said concerns about miscalculations of state aid were unfounded, even though the department later revised the numbers.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
Those challenges should be considered as filmmakers and executives play with various strategies, knowing that miscalculations can lead to major financial blows.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 5 July 2023
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1653, in the meaning defined above
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