self-correcting

American  

[self-kuh-rek-ting, self-] / ˈsɛlf kəˈrɛk tɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /

Or self-corrective

adjective

1. automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc..

   a self-correcting mechanism.

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self-correcting British  

adjective

1. capable of correcting itself without external aid

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Other Word Forms

• self-correction noun

Etymology

Origin of self-correcting

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

For some, that highlighted the peril of “looking through” a surge in energy prices by leaving borrowing costs unchanged and expecting the shock to be self-correcting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

So to an extent, the market could be self-correcting on the same premise now, given all the focus that’s come on the tightknit AI economy.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

But the outbreak was dynamic, and science is self-correcting.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2022

Bennett said he has shored up his mechanics in the last year, and is better at self-correcting when his delivery gets out of sorts.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

But it is by far the best tool we have, self-correcting, ongoing, applicable to everything.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan