wrong calculation
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A calculation that produces an incorrect result.
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- A single wrong calculation can compromise the entire project's budget.
- The bridge collapsed because of a wrong calculation of the load capacity.
- He realized his financial forecasts were based on a series of wrong calculations.
- We paid too much for the meal due to my wrong calculation of the tip.
- The accountant was fired after making a costly wrong calculation on the tax return.
- The source of the discrepancy was traced back to a wrong calculation in the initial phase.
- A wrong calculation could have sent the spacecraft completely off course.
- The teacher pointed out the student's wrong calculation on the final exam.
- The experiment was redone after discovering a wrong calculation had been used.
- It takes only one wrong calculation to invalidate the results of a scientific study.