mis·com·pute | \ ˌmis-kəm-ˈpyüt 
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\miscomputed; miscomputing
Definition of miscompute
: to make a mistake in computing : to compute wrongly
Overall, the IRS wound up sending nearly 197,000 notices recently to seniors explaining that they had miscomputed their taxable amounts of Social Security benefits …— Neil Downing
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miscomputation \ ˌmis-ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən , -pyü- \ noun, plural miscomputations
, -pyü- \ noun, plural miscomputations
an error caused by miscomputation
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The first known use of miscompute was in 1637
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