calculation error
Arithmetic gone wrong
A calculation error is a mistake in arithmetic or mathematical reasoning.
The term appears in contexts from simple math homework to financial audits to scientific research: The accountant discovered a calculation error that had understated revenues by two million dollars.
It often serves as a polite explanation for discrepancies that might otherwise suggest incompetence or deception.
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- fat fingerErrant keypress from imprecision
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- typoPrinting mistake
digit · decimal · decimal point · significant figures · rounding · oversight · slip · faulty · incorrect · math · carry the one · number crunching · formula · spreadsheet · checksum · sanity check · discrepancy · ballpark figure
- errorsmistake, blunder, blunders, fault, flaw
- Student Mistakestypo, misspelling, wrong answer, careless mistake, spelling mistake
- financial errorsdouble charge, overcharge, undercharge, wrong amount, double payment
- data errorstypo, data loss, misspelling, duplicate entries, typos
- lab errorsmislabeling, cross-contamination, equipment failure, misidentification, quality control failure
- medication errorswrong dose, wrong route, wrong time, overdose, underdose
calculation errorprecision
Accuracy of measurement
exactitude · mathematical precision · accuracy · meticulousness · rigor
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