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correction definition

cor·rec·tion (kə rek′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a correcting or being corrected
  2. a change that corrects a mistake; change from wrong to right, or from abnormal to normal; emendation; rectification
  3. the amount of change made in correcting
    1. punishment or scolding to correct faults
    2. punishment and rehabilitation within a prison system
  5. Finance a brief, temporary reversal in the trend of prices in a financial market, esp. a short-term decline following, or in the midst of, a long-term rise in prices

Etymology: ME correccion < OFr correction < L correctio

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correction Synonyms

correction

n.

  1. The act of correcting

    revision, revising, improvement, amendment, rectification, remodeling, editing, righting, redress, indemnification, reparation, amelioration, mending, fixing, amending, emendation, changing, reconstruction, reorganization; see also repairing, revision.

  2. The result of correcting

    improvement, revision, emendation, corrigenda; see change 2, improvement 2, repair.


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correction Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • deformity: Proximal metatarsal osteotomy will give a good correction of the deformity combined with a distal soft tissue correction.

Preposition: for

  • vignetting: A correction for the differential vignetting was not applied to the HR value because this was generally small compared to the statistical error.

Adjective modifier

  • radiative: The decays of tau's including radiative corrections are simulated by the dedicated package TAUOLA.

Modifies a noun

  • capacitor: Here are screenshots of such a power factor correction capacitors.

Noun used with modifier

  • gamma: Even adding gamma correction to the foreground image isn't too much trouble.
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   If the spirit of the Reform Bill implies merelya careful review of institutions, civil and ecclesiastical, undertaken in a friendly temper, combining with the firm maintenance of established rights the correction of private abuses and the redress of real grievances,I can for myself and my colleagues undertake to act in such a spirit and with such intentions.

-Peel, Sir Robert

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