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单词 miscompute
释义

miscomputen.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, compute n.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + compute n. Compare miscompute v.
Obsolete. rare.
= miscomputation n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > [noun] > in calculation
misreckoning1540
miscasting1542
miscast1599
miscompute1646
miscounting1655
miscomputation1702
miscalculation1720
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. xviii. 380 As he maketh the account, and Budeus de Asse correcting the miscompute of Valla, delivereth it. View more context for this quotation
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

miscomputev.

Brit. /ˌmɪskəmˈpjuːt/, U.S. /ˌmɪskəmˈpjut/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix1, compute v.
Etymology: < mis- prefix1 + compute v.
1. transitive. To miscalculate, misjudge (something).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > miscalculate [verb (transitive)]
mistella1475
mischargec1495
misreckon1524
miscount1548
miscast1605
misnumber1614
miscompute1637
mistake1704
miscalculate1727
under-estimate1812
1637 T. Heywood Pleasant Dialogues & Dramma's 277 She smil'd, and thus excus'd the crime, The vulgar mis-compute the time.
a1750 A. Hill Cleon to Lycidas in Wks. (1753) IV. 306 When, miscomputing their unsounded swell, Deep'ning proud shallows, thou o'er-rat'st design.
1969 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 264 10 The omission of the Lorentz force makes one miscompute the energy density of the electric field.
1999 Arizona Republic (Nexis) 28 Feb. d3 I miscomputed the time difference.
2. intransitive. To miscalculate, make a wrong computation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > be defective [verb (intransitive)] > in calculation
miscounta1393
miscompute1672
miscalculate1695
1672 J. Wallis Let. 13 Feb. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 532 Excuse me if I have in haste miscomputed.
1726 T. Madox Firma Burgi Pref. sig. bj I intended it should make onely a Pamflet..But I miscomputed.
1997 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 27 Apr. a14 Finally,..NIGAS admitted its computer apparently had miscomputed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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