incorrect calculation

Frequency: 7.08.1 per million words

A calculation containing errors.

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Examples (10)

  • It turned out that our initial calculation was incorrect.
  • An incorrect calculation led to a significant budget shortfall.
  • The bridge collapsed because of an incorrect calculation of the load capacity.
  • The software bug was traced back to an incorrect calculation in the tax module.
  • If this calculation is incorrect, the entire project could be jeopardized.
  • He lost points on his math exam for a simple but incorrect calculation.
  • The report was full of incorrect calculations, making its conclusions unreliable.
  • I realized I had undertipped the waiter due to an incorrect mental calculation.
  • The mission's failure was attributed to a single incorrect calculation in the trajectory.
  • The company had to issue a correction after discovering an incorrect calculation in its quarterly earnings report.