miscompute

/ˈmɪskəmpjuːt/ verb

To compute erroneously.

Word Origin The Latin root putare meant 'to reckon, think'—it's the same root in compute, dispute, and even reputation. Add the Old English mis- 'wrongly' and you get miscompute: literally 'to calculate wrongly'. The breakdown mis+com+pute makes it clear: mis- for error, com- 'together', and pute from putare. Related words like impute (to reckon in) and amputate (to cut off, originally 'to prune by thinking') show how putare spread.

verb To compute erroneously.

I must have miscomputed the total because these numbers don't add up correctly.

(动词) 误算;算错

我一定是算错了总数,因为这些数字加不起来。

(verbo) Calcular erróneamente.

Debo haber calculado mal el total porque estos números no suman correctamente.

(verbe) mal calculer; se tromper dans le calcul; calculer de travers [Calculer de manière erronée.]

J'ai dû mal calculer le total, car ces chiffres ne s'additionnent pas correctement.

(Verb) sich verrechnen; falsch berechnen [Eine Berechnung falsch oder mit Fehlern durchführen.]

Ich muss die Summe **miscomputed** haben, denn diese Zahlen stimmen nicht.

(動詞) 誤って計算する、計算を間違える。

合計を誤って計算してしまったに違いない、なぜならこれらの数字が正しく合わないからだ。

(verbo) calcular erroneamente; errar o cálculo; computar erroneamente [Calcular erroneamente.]

Devo ter calculado erroneamente o total, porque esses números não somam corretamente.

noun An erroneous computation. countable

The accountant's miscompute resulted in a significant financial discrepancy.

(名词) 计算错误;误算

会计的计算错误导致了重大的财务差异。

(sustantivo) Un cálculo erróneo.

El cálculo erróneo del contable resultó en una discrepancia financiera significativa.

(nom) erreur de calcul; calcul erroné; mauvais calcul [Calcul erroné ; résultat d'un calcul faux.]

Le miscompute du comptable a entraîné un écart financier important.

(Substantiv) Rechenfehler; Fehlberechnung [Eine fehlerhafte Berechnung oder ein Rechenfehler.]

Der **miscompute** des Buchhalters führte zu einer erheblichen finanziellen Diskrepanz.

(名詞) 誤った計算、計算の間違い。

会計士の計算間違いにより、多額の財務上の不一致が生じた。

(substantivo) cálculo errôneo; erro de cálculo; cálculo errado [Um cálculo errôneo.]

O cálculo errôneo do contador resultou em uma discrepância financeira significativa.

Word parts: mis + com + pute

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