misspecify
misspecify verb: to specify wrongly.
Verb
misspecify (third-person singular simple present misspecifies, present participle misspecifying, simple past and past participle misspecified)
- To specify wrongly.
- Any performance analysis based on stochastic simulation is subject to the errors inherent in misspecifying the modeling assumptions, particularly the input distributions.2015, Soumyadip Ghosh, Henry Lam, “Computing Worst-case Input Models in Stochastic Simulation”, in arXiv
Forms of misspecify
| third-person singular present | misspecifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | misspecifying |
| past participle | misspecified |
| past | misspecified |
Origin of misspecify
From mis- + specify.
Questions about misspecify
- What does misspecify mean?
- Misspecify means to specify wrongly.
- What part of speech is misspecify?
- Misspecify is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misspecify?
- The past tense of misspecify is misspecified.
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