0 to calculate an amount wrongly: --
He miscalculated badly when he underestimated the response of the international community to the invasion.
[ + question word ] We had a lot of food left over from the party because I'd miscalculated how much people would eat.
1 to make a mistake when calculating an amount or judging someone or something: --
The pace of scientific advance has been miscalculated.
They have mishandled the revaluation exercise and miscalculated the effects of their own rate support grant settlement for the coming year.
Whatever the reason, our policy has been miscalculated, it has been wrong in principle and, above all, it has been unsuccessful.
If one has miscalculated on the amount of internal financing, clearly one has to draw capital from elsewhere; one will require extended borrowing powers.
First, because they did not know then, they miscalculated the mood and solidarity of the miners.
Once again, they can be seen to have miscalculated and to have misjudged the situation.
Suppose that it miscalculates or that better bath units become available later.
I do not think that it will necessarily turn out that they gravely miscalculated the speed at which acres could be cleared.
