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misdetermination

misdetermination noun: incorrect determination.

Noun

misdetermination (countable and uncountable, plural misdeterminations)

  1. incorrect determination
    • Misdeterminations in taxonomic texts can result in the publication of a whole series of dependent misdeterminations[…]1988, Christopher Moriarty, Taxonomy: putting plants and animals in their place, page 137

Forms of misdetermination

pluralmisdeterminations

Origin of misdetermination

From mis- + determination.

Questions about misdetermination

What does misdetermination mean?
Misdetermination means incorrect determination.
What part of speech is misdetermination?
Misdetermination is a noun.
What is the plural of misdetermination?
The plural of misdetermination is misdeterminations.

Words near misdetermination in the dictionary

  1. misdetected
  2. misdetecting
  3. misdetection
  4. misdetections
  5. misdetects
  6. misdetermination
  7. misdeterminations
  8. misdetermine
  9. misdetermined
  10. misdetermines
  11. misdetermining

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