American English pronunciation
How to pronounce correction
IPA transcription: [kɚ'ɛkʃən]
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Noun
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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
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a rebuke for making a mistake
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a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
“market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
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the act of punishing
“the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received”
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treatment of a specific defect
“the correction of his vision with eye glasses”
Usage examples
- Distributed data stores typically use an error detection and correction technique.
- Previously the Cold Creek Correctional Facility was located in the area.
- A Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional unit is incorporated within the Centre.
- Phillips was assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, Colorado.
- The term "retraction" carries stronger connotation than the term "correction".
- The main industry is the State Correctional Institution - Graterford.
- Without some form of synchronization and error correction, the data would become completely unusable.
- "I understand," he said, meekly accepting the correction.
- The Iowa Department of Corrections Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is in Mitchellville.
- For the first season, each episode is updated with color correction and sound enhancement.