miscompute

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ compute

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪskəmpjuːt/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˌmɪskəmˈpjuːt/

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Noun

miscompute (plural miscomputes)

1. (obsolete) An erroneous computation.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:

     Buddeus de Asse correcting their miscompute

Verb

miscompute (third-person singular simple present miscomputes, present participle miscomputing, simple past and past participle miscomputed)

1. To compute erroneously.

   Synonym: miscalculate

References

• “miscompute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.