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correction
[kuh-rek-shuhn]
noun
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
the act of correcting.
punishment intended to reform, improve, or rehabilitate; chastisement; reproof.
Usually corrections. the various methods, as incarceration, parole, and probation, by which society deals with convicted offenders.
a quantity applied or other adjustment made in order to increase accuracy, as in the use of an instrument or the solution of a problem.
A five degree correction will put the ship on course.
a reversal of the trend of stock prices, especially temporarily, as after a sharp advance or decline in the previous trading sessions.
correction
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
the act or process of correcting
something offered or substituted for an error; an improvement
the act or process of punishing; reproof
a number or quantity added to or subtracted from a scientific or mathematical calculation or observation to increase its accuracy
Other Word Forms
- noncorrection noun
- precorrection noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of correction1
Example Sentences
He pointed to Truth Social, his father's social media platform, as being a correction "for freedom of speech."
The course correction seemed to begin with the closed-door meeting between Sir Keir and Chinese President Xi in Brazil last November.
The fire camp is jointly operated by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and state prison officials and is staffed by county firefighters and corrections personnel who supervise incarcerated fire crews.
“The item was re-agendized because of a clerical error on the City Attorney’s part — and this is the correction,” she said.
But on Wednesday, officials published a "correction notice" at the bottom of the 150-page document.
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When To Use
A correction is something substituted for something that is wrong or inaccurate, such as when a newspaper issues a correction to a story it got wrong.A correction is also an adjustment or addition to something to make it more accurate, as when you make a steering correction while driving to ensure you are in the center of your lane.A correction is also a punishment that is meant to help you reform or improve. This is the type of correction connected with prisons, also called correctional facilities.Example: We are applying a correction to the story after it came out that one of the sources was lying.
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