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miscalculate vs calculate

calculate vs miscalculate

miscalculate and calculate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
miscalculate No No Yes No
calculate No No Yes No
As verbs, calculate is a hypernym of miscalculate; that is, calculate is a word with a broader meaning than miscalculate:
  • miscalculate: calculate incorrectly
  • calculate: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Other hypernyms of miscalculate include cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out.
miscalculate (verb) calculate (verb)
calculate incorrectly make a mathematical calculation or computation
to reckon wrongly specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
judge to be probable
have faith or confidence in
predict in advance
keep an account of
Difference between miscalculate and calculate

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