overcounting
/ˌoʊvərˈkaʊntɪŋ/
noun
- The act of counting more than the actual number; an error in which something is counted too many times.
- The scientist realized that overcounting had skewed the results of the experiment.
- Inventory overcounting can cause problems with stock management.
- The overcounting of votes led to a delay in announcing the winner.
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verb
- Present participle of overcount; the act of counting something more than the actual number.
- If you are overcounting the items, you will need to recount them carefully.
- The cashier was overcounting the change and giving customers too much money.
- The survey was flawed because the team was overcounting responses from one group.
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