Correction (Noun)
Meaning 1
The act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- The editor's correction of the grammatical error improved the overall clarity of the article.
- A correction to the mathematical model was needed to accurately predict the experimental results.
- She offered a gentle correction to her colleague's misunderstanding of the company's policy.
- The teacher provided a correction to the student's homework assignment, explaining where the mistake had been made.
- A correction was issued by the news agency after they published incorrect information about the celebrity's death.
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Meaning 2
Something substituted for an error.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure.
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 4
The act of disciplining; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
A rebuke for making a mistake.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
Treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.