correction

Nouns

  • (n) the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right rectification,
  • (n) a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure fudge factor,
  • (n) something substituted for an error
  • (n) a rebuke for making a mistake chastening, chastisement,
  • (n) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
    • market runups are invariably followed by a correction
  • (n) the act of punishing
    • the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
    discipline,
  • (n) treatment of a specific defect
    • the correction of his vision with eye glasses

Synonyms

rectification fudge factor chastening chastisement discipline

Words of close approximity

corrective
correctional correctional institution correctional rehabilitation corrections