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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmal calculer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal ka-lu-lay
"Il a mal calculé le coût total."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To calculate something incorrectly.
"If you miscalculate the total cost, you might end up overspending." - 2
To make an error in judgment or estimation.
"She miscalculated the time needed to complete the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'miscalculate' is formed from the prefix 'mis-', meaning 'wrongly', and the root 'calculate', which comes from the Latin 'calculare', meaning 'to count' or 'to compute'. The term has evolved in English since the late 19th century to denote errors in mathematical or logical computations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Miscalculate" is said worldwide
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mal calculer
Transliteration: mal ka-lu-lay
"Il a mal calculé le coût total."
falsch berechnen
Transliteration: falsh beh-reh-knen
"Er hat die Kosten falsch berechnet."
calcolare male
Transliteration: kal-ko-lah-reh mah-leh
"Ha calcolato male il costo totale."
calcular mal
Transliteration: kal-ku-lar mal
"Él calculó mal el costo total."
calcular mal
Transliteration: kal-ku-lar mal
"Ele calculou mal o custo total."
गलत गणना करना
Transliteration: galat ganna karna
"उसने कुल लागत की गलत गणना की।"
错误计算
Transliteration: cuòwù jìsuàn
"他错误计算了总成本。"
잘못 계산하다
Transliteration: jalmos gyesanhada
"그는 총 비용을 잘못 계산했다."
誤って計算する
Transliteration: ayamatte keisan suru
"彼は総コストを誤って計算した。"
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