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correction
[ kuh-rek-shuhn ]
noun
- something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- the act of correcting.
- punishment intended to reform, improve, or rehabilitate; chastisement; reproof.
- Usually corrections. the various methods, as incarceration, parole, and probation, by which society deals with convicted offenders.
- a quantity applied or other adjustment made in order to increase accuracy, as in the use of an instrument or the solution of a problem:
A five degree correction will put the ship on course.
- a reversal of the trend of stock prices, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in the previous trading sessions.
correction
/ kəˈrɛkʃən /
noun
- the act or process of correcting
- something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement
- the act or process of punishing; reproof
- a number or quantity added to or subtracted from a scientific or mathematical calculation or observation to increase its accuracy
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Other Words From
- noncor·rection noun
- precor·rection noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of correction1
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Example Sentences
Although imposing dubious regulatory corrections onto run-amok commercial systems are of limited utility, new public interest obligations for our digital age could be part of the solution.
What happened in Germany was that there was a major correction in course, which obviously had to happen based on what happened in the ’30s and ’40s.
The state’s GOP responded not by considering course corrections, but by doubling down in ways that seem likely to make it harder to curtail Democratic gains there in the future.
People of color and immigrants are overrepresented not just in grocery jobs but also in meatpacking, public transit and corrections facilities, where outbreaks have taken a heavy toll.
A system alerts satellite operators to potential collision paths and allows for course corrections where possible.
What 15 months in a federal correction institution will be like, according to a man who counsels to-be inmates.
Correction: Officer Jose Rodriguez was misidentified in several places in an earlier version of this story.
Correction: An earlier version of this article said John Lewis attended the event, not Elijah Cummings.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated that ISIS has been known to use the application FireChat.
Correction: The original article stated that Starboard Strategic Inc. had undertaken the Internet media buy for the NRA.
This mania for correction shows itself too in relation to the authorities themselves.
He worketh under correction, and seeketh to rest: let his hands be idle, and he seeketh liberty.
These evidences of an impulse to look on correction as a quite proper thing are corroborated by stories of self-punishment.
I am of opinion too, that the Indecency of the next Verse, you spill upon me, would admit of an equal Correction.
An imperfect vow, on account of its imperfection, would require correction.
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What is a correction?
A correction is something substituted for something that is wrong or inaccurate, such as when a newspaper issues a correction to a story it got wrong.
A correction is also an adjustment or addition to something to make it more accurate, as when you make a steering correction while driving to ensure you are in the center of your lane.
A correction is also a punishment that is meant to help you reform or improve. This is the type of correction connected with prisons, also called correctional facilities.
Example: We are applying a correction to the story after it came out that one of the sources was lying.
Where does correction come from?
The first records of the term correction come from around 1300. It ultimately comes from the Latin corrēctiō, meaning “a setting straight.” Corrections are made after something wrong is said or done.
While correction is usually associated with correcting misinformation, it can also be applied to several fields for specific meanings. In criminal justice, corrections are the punishments given to convicted criminals that are meant to help them become better people. In science, engineering, and transportation, a correction describes an adjustment to a part or course that will lead the test or journey to different outcomes. And in finance, a correction is when a stock’s price suddenly changes its current trend, either higher or lower.
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What are some other forms related to correction?
- noncorrection (noun)
- precorrection (noun)
- correctional (adjective)
What are some synonyms for correction?
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How is correction used in real life?
Correction sometimes carries a feeling of shame if what is being corrected is serious.
I’m working on removing the word I …correction we’re working on removing the word I
— ye (@kanyewest) August 10, 2018
If your ego can’t handle a correction from Virgo, then the correction is needed within yourself.
— VIRGO SUPPORT GROUP (@virgosupport) October 11, 2021
CORRECTION: We’ve taken down video that aired on “World News Tonight" Sunday and “Good Morning America” this morning that appeared to be from the Syrian border immediately after questions were raised about its accuracy. ABC News regrets the error.
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 14, 2019
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Is correction used correctly in this sentence?
With all the corrections on my paper, it’s no wonder I got 100%.
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