missignal

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To signal wrongly or in error

   • These problems refer to difficulties incurred when a staff member ( or members ) becomes confused in interaction and either missignals or gives confusing signals as to social role.
   • False start II does not actively mis-signal what the new chapter is about.
2. 2

   A bad or incorrect signal

   • Is the signalling problem a reason not to pursue the policy, or is it a reason to deal with how to prevent the missignal by means of adequate disclosure?
   • There was a missignal on the goal line and Newhall having no one to pass the ball to stuck it under his arm and made a successful quarter back run for a touch down.
   • However, government intervention in asset prices such as stocks and bonds destroys the most powerful signals the economy generates and instead creates artificial missignals, thus distorting incentives.

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