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overcorrection

noun

Etymology

From over- + correction.

  1. derived from corrēctiō
  2. derived from correccion
  3. inherited from correccioun
  4. prefixed as overcorrection — “over + correction”

Definitions

  1. The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the…

    The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.

    • The statement follows criticism that it depicted specific white figures (like the US Founding Fathers) or groups like Nazi-era German soldiers as people of color, possibly as an overcorrection to long-standing racial bias problems in AI.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overcorrection. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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