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

This has weakened the market’s previous self-correcting mechanisms.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

And I think that’s the most important thing about liberalism: that is a self-correcting mechanism that allows it when it goes too far—and it often goes too far—to correct itself.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

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

And by the end of February, we were pretty much hanging out at my place every day after school, dancing in front of the mirrored walls, self-correcting, matching our moves.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio