MISCALCULATIONS Synonyms: 31 Similar Words

miscalculations

noun

plural of miscalculation

as in mistakes

a wrong judgment treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part

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And not all of the proofs were certified as correct by the automatic logic verification platform Lean—in fact, some have already been retracted after outside scientists found mistakes.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Programmers showed it sorting email, spotting writing mistakes and even playing games.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

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