misquantify
misquantify verb: to quantify incorrectly.
Verb
misquantify (third-person singular simple present misquantifies, present participle misquantifying, simple past and past participle misquantified)
- To quantify incorrectly.
- Anyone with the ability to misquantify from these base labels is on his own.1957, Broadcasting, page 19
- In the sketch Precisely (1983), over drinks two technocrats named Roger and Stephen flout their specialised knowledge and mock the populace for misquantifying predicted death tolls resultant from what is implied to be some kind of nuclear strike:2014, Mark Taylor-Batty, The Theatre of Harold Pinter, page 251
Forms of misquantify
| third-person singular present | misquantifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | misquantifying |
| past participle | misquantified |
| past | misquantified |
Origin of misquantify
From mis- + quantify.
Questions about misquantify
- What does misquantify mean?
- Misquantify means to quantify incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misquantify?
- Misquantify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misquantify?
- The past tense of misquantify is misquantified.
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