Pronunciations (2)
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/kəˈɹɛkʃən/
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kəˈɹɛkʃən
Noun
The act of correcting.
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A substitution for an error or mistake.
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Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
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As the facts of the case were investigated, it became apparent that before us was the story of a man whom the entire machinery of law enforcement and correction had conspired against from the beginning to the end.
An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
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A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
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a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
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I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.
Noun
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
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a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
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something substituted for an error
a rebuke for making a mistake
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a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
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market runups are invariably followed by a correction
the act of disciplining
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the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
treatment of a specific defect
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the correction of his vision with eye glasses