misestimation
mis·es·ti·mate
(mĭs-ĕs′tə-māt′)tr.v. mis·es·ti·mat·ed, mis·es·ti·mat·ing, mis·es·ti·mates
To estimate incorrectly.
mis·es′ti·mate (-mĭt) n.
mis·es′ti·ma′tion n.
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misestimation
(ˌmɪsɛstɪˈmeɪʃən)Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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| Noun | 1. |  misestimation - a mistake in calculating error, fault, mistake - a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" rounding, rounding error - (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small" truncation error - (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished |
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misestimation
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