SINCE 1828
miscompute
verb
mis·com·pute
| \ ˌmis-kəm-ˈpyüt
\
\
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
Other Words from miscompute
miscomputation
\ ˌmis-ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən
, -pyü- \
noun,
plural miscomputations
, -pyü- \
noun,
plural miscomputations
an error caused by miscomputation
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