計けい算さん違ちがい

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Meanings

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miscalculation; calculation error

Refers to an error in arithmetic or estimation, often implying a mistake in planning or judgment.

計けい算さん違ちがいで予よ算さんが足たりなくなった。
The budget ran short due to a miscalculation.
それは大おおきな計けい算さん違ちがいだった。
That was a big miscalculation.

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Usage patterns

計けい算さん違ちがいをするto make a miscalculation
予よ算さんの計けい算さん違ちがいをして、赤あか字じになってしまった。
I made a miscalculation in the budget and ended up in the red.
計けい算さん違ちがいに気きづくto notice a miscalculation
提てい出しゅつ直ちょく前ぜんに計けい算さん違ちがいに気きづいた。
I noticed a miscalculation right before submitting it.
計けい算さん違ちがいが生しょうじるfor a miscalculation to occur
為替かわせレートの見み積つもりで計けい算さん違ちがいが生しょうじた。
A miscalculation occurred in the estimate of the exchange rate.

Kanji

計plot, plan, scheme
算calculate, divining, number
違difference, differ

Related words

誤ご算さん
計算違い is a concrete arithmetic or estimation error, while 誤算 is more formal and often used for a miscalculation in strategy or business.
見み込こみ違ちがい
計算違い usually points to a numerical or factual error, whereas 見込み違い refers to a mistaken expectation or forecast about how things would turn out.

Don't confuse with

勘かん違ちがいN2
計算違い specifically means an error in calculation, while 勘違い is a general misunderstanding or mistaken assumption with no numerical sense.
見けん当とう違ちがい
計算違い is a mistake in figures or planning, whereas 見当違い means a guess or judgment that is simply off the mark, unrelated to numbers.

Built from

計けい算さん+違ちがう

Etymology

Compound of 計算 (calculation) and 違い (difference, mistake).