misspeculation

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ speculation or misspeculate +‎ -ion.

Noun

misspeculation (countable and uncountable, plural misspeculations)

1. An instance of misspeculating.
   • 1992, Moot Court Casebook - Volume 16, pages 9-23:

     Damages paid by the settling tortfeasor which are greater than the pro rata amount can easily be attributed to his desire to avoid legal fees and bad press, or misspeculation about the merits and likely outcome of the case.

   • 1993, Fuzz, Acid and Flowers: A Comprehensive Guide to American Garage, Psychedelic and Hippie Rock (1964-1975), page 179:

     Despite the band's legendary status there has often been confusion and misspeculation surrounding them and the other artistes under Warren Kendrick's guidance.

   • 2005, David Kaeli, Pen-Chung Yew, Speculative Execution in High Performance Computer Architectures, page 222:

     Because a misspeculation can lead to performance loss, there are many situations where, for hard-to-predict values or branch outcomes, it is better not to speculate at all rather than risk the penalty of a misspeculation.

   • 2012, Manoj Franklin, Multiscalar Processors, page 78:

     Instead, instructions that are affected by misspeculations are re-executed with the latest set of source operands.