Correction
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
(2) Treatment of a specific defect
"The correction of his vision with eye glasses"
(3) The act of punishing
"The offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received"
(4) A drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
"Market runups are invariably followed by a correction"
(5) Something substituted for an error
(6) A rebuke for making a mistake
(7) A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The act of correcting.
- A substitution for an error or mistake.
- Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.
Related terms
- correction centre, correction center
- correction fluid
- hypercorrection