"calculated mistake" meaning in English

See calculated mistake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: calculated mistakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} calculated mistake (plural calculated mistakes)
  1. An intentional error, usually to avoid some worse outcome, especially when done as a ruse.
    Sense id: en-calculated_mistake-en-noun-kM4Z0MuO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "calculated mistake (plural calculated mistakes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An intentional error, usually to avoid some worse outcome, especially when done as a ruse."
      ],
      "id": "en-calculated_mistake-en-noun-kM4Z0MuO",
      "links": [
        [
          "intent",
          "intent"
        ],
        [
          "error",
          "error"
        ],
        [
          "ruse",
          "ruse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "calculated mistake"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calculated mistakes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "calculated mistake (plural calculated mistakes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An intentional error, usually to avoid some worse outcome, especially when done as a ruse."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intent",
          "intent"
        ],
        [
          "error",
          "error"
        ],
        [
          "ruse",
          "ruse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "calculated mistake"
}

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