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correction

cor·rec·tion

UK/kəˈɹɛkʃən/ US/kɜrˈɛkʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.
2.
3.

something substituted for an error

4.
5.

a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

  • “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
6.

the act of punishing

  • “the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received”
Synonyms
7.

treatment of a specific defect

  • “the correction of his vision with eye glasses”

Origin

From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.

Phrases

  • Bessel's correction
  • Bonferroni correction
  • colorimetric correction
  • correction center
  • correction centre
  • correction factor
  • correction fluid
  • correction line

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