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| 1. | [ noun ] the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | |
| Synonyms: | rectification correcting | |
| Related terms: | improvement amendment redress retribution recompense emendation correct reform | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (writing) something substituted for an error | |
| Related terms: | editing erasure | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure | |
| Synonyms: | fudge_factor | |
| Related terms: | indefinite_quantity | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a rebuke for making a mistake | |
| Synonyms: | chastisement chastening | |
| Related terms: | rebuke chastize | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of punishing | |
| Synonyms: | discipline | |
| Examples: | "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" |
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| Related terms: | punishment spanking discipline | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases | |
| Examples: | "market runups are invariably followed by a correction" |
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| Related terms: | drop | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (medicine) treatment of a specific defect | |
| Examples: | "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" |
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| Related terms: | therapy fusion | |
| Similar spelling: |
corrections correctional correct correcting coarctation corrective correctness corrugation correctly correctitude corrected Coricidin Corregidor coruscation correctable corruscation courgette Corchado Coraciidae |
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