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Misunderstand vs Miscalculate - What's the difference?

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Misunderstand is a related term of miscalculate.


As verbs the difference between misunderstand and miscalculate

is that misunderstand is to understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly while miscalculate is to incorrectly calculate; to make a gross error in judgement.

misunderstand

English

Verb

  • To understand incorrectly, while thinking one has understood correctly.
  • miscalculate

    English

    Verb

  • To incorrectly calculate; to make a gross error in judgement.
  • They miscalculated , by assuming it was standard, not metric.
  • To make a gross error in judgement.