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

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

They assumed our institutions were self-correcting, that “it can’t happen here.”

From Salon

Rehabilitation is critical for all torture victims, she said, but also “for ourselves, because that’s what democracies do. … We look at our past, we take it onboard, and we address it, because democracies are self-correcting.”

From Seattle Times

“The economic system on its own is not self-correcting, when it’s bombarded by all kinds of shocks,” said Joseph Stiglitz, once President Bill Clinton’s top economic adviser and the World Bank’s former chief economist.

From Washington Post

Since the first warning systems were set up in November, the state has recorded 22 alarms, resulting in several drivers self-correcting, according to officials.

From Seattle Times