correction
(noun)
noun
1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
Similar word(s): rectification
Definition categories: act, improvement
2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
Definition categories: quantity
3. something substituted for an error
Definition categories: communication, editing, redaction
4. a rebuke for making a mistake
Similar word(s): chastening, chastisement
Definition categories: communication, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval
5. a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- market runups are invariably followed by a correction
Definition categories: attribute, dip, drop, fall
6. the act of disciplining
Similar word(s): discipline
Definition categories: act, penalization, penalty, punishment
7. treatment of a specific defect
- the correction of his vision with eye glasses