miscalibrating
Adjusting to wrong specifications
Miscalibrating is the act of calibrating something incorrectly—setting measurements, instruments, or judgments to the wrong standard.
The term applies to physical equipment miscalibrating a thermometer and to mental processes: He kept miscalibrating how much time tasks would take.
The word often appears in discussions of cognitive bias, where people systematically miscalibrate their confidence in their own judgments.
Setting something incorrectly
- misconfiguringSetting parameters incorrectly
- misaligningPositioning incorrectly relative to another
- overcorrectingFixing past the balance point
- undercorrectingInsufficient compensatory action
misprogramming · mistuning · botching · bungling · fumbling · tinkering · skewing · distorting
Standard of measurement
- sensorInput-detecting device
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
altimeter · odometer · caliper · micrometer · oscilloscope · spectrometer · multimeter · pressure gauge
Faulty evaluation of something
- misestimationIncorrect assessment of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
- misgaugingEstimating inaccurately
overestimation · underestimation · misapprehension · misinterpretation · misstep · blunder · oversight · slip
Adjusting pitch accuracy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- configurationArrangement of parts
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- fine-tuningSmall precise optimization adjustments
balancing · standardization · diagnostics · troubleshooting · instrumentation · tolerance · baseline · reference point
misadjusting
Setting something incorrectly
- misconfiguringSetting parameters incorrectly
- misaligningPositioning incorrectly relative to another
- overcorrectingFixing past the balance point
undercorrecting · misprogramming · mistuning · botching · bungling · fumbling · tinkering · skewing · distorting · misapplying
gauge
Standard of measurement
- sensorInput-detecting device
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
barometer · altimeter · odometer · caliper · micrometer · oscilloscope · spectrometer · multimeter · pressure gauge · flow meter
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- misestimationIncorrect assessment of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- misreckoningIncorrect computation
misgauging · overestimation · underestimation · misapprehension · misinterpretation · misstep · blunder · oversight · slip · inaccuracy
tuning
Adjusting pitch accuracy
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- configurationArrangement of parts
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
fine-tuning · balancing · standardization · diagnostics · troubleshooting · instrumentation · tolerance · baseline · reference point · zero-point
miscalibratingfine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
dialing in · optimizing · perfecting · honing · refining