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correction

noun
/kəˈɹɛkʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.

  1. derived from corrēctiō
  2. derived from correccion
  3. inherited from correccioun

Definitions

  1. The act of correcting.

  2. A substitution for an error or mistake.

  3. Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.

    • 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.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.

    2. A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as…

      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.

    3. a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with…

      a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted

      • 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.

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Derived

autocorrection, Bessel's correction, Bonferroni correction, colorimetric correction, corflu, correctional, correction center, correction centre, correctioner, correction factor, correction fluid, correctionist, correction line, correction officer, correction paper, correction tape, course correction, gamma correction, geocorrection, Heckman correction, house of correction, immunocorrection, incorrection, miscorrection, noncorrection, oblique correction, overcorrection, political correction, posture correction, precorrection, recorrection, undercorrection, under correction

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at correction. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at correction. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at correction

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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