miscounting
present participle ofmiscount
miscount
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/us/ˌmɪsˈkaʊnt/toreachatotalthat is notcorrectwhencounting:
Ithoughtwe had enoughplatesfor theparty, butperhapsI miscounted.
Acomputerglitchhad miscounted thousands ofabsenteevotes.
- Officials of thatschoolsaidstateofficialsmiscounted and there areactuallyeightcertifiedteachers.
- Thecrewthatloadedthecargomiscounted thenumberofbarrels.
- He wouldoccasionallymiscount thenumberofsubwaystopson his wayhomeand get off at 145thStreetinsteadof 135thStreet.
Calculations & calculating
- algebraic
- algebraically
- algo
- algorithmic
- amount
- calculate
- calculator
- formula
- guesstimate
- interpolate
- matrix
- miscalculation
- multigrid
- multigroup
- multipole
- non-commutative
- number-crunching
- QED
- root
- triangulation
Examplesofmiscounting
miscounting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We have made it clear that there will be no penalty for any accidentalmiscountingof votes, providing this does not affect the result of the ballot.
From the
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In the preliminary round of the event, he went under fifteen minutes for the first time in his career, despitemiscountinghis laps and swimming an extra 100 meters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The electoral commission at the district was the slowest and the public involvement surely did not help to speed up the process, however a possiblemiscountingwas prevented.
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