miscompute

verb

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

Other Words from miscompute

miscomputation \ ˌmis-ˌkäm-pyu̇-ˈtā-shən

, -pyü- \ noun, plural miscomputations

an error caused by miscomputation

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miscommunication

miscomprehension

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