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Correctness

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Noun

1. correctness, rightness

conformity to fact or truth

2. correctness

the quality of conformity to social expectations

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Correctness

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to make free from errors
2. 
to indicate the errors in
3. 
to rebuke or punish in order to set right or improve
to correct a child
to stand corrected
4. 
to counteract or rectify (a malfunction, ailment, etc)
these glasses will correct your sight
5. 
to adjust or make conform, esp to a standard
adjective
6. 
free from error; true; accurate
the correct version
7. 
in conformity with accepted standards
correct behaviour

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Correctness

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verb transitive
1. 
to make right; change from wrong to right; remove errors from
2. 
to point out or mark the errors or faults of
3. 
to make conform to a standard
4. 
to scold or punish so as to cause to rectify faults
5. 
to cure, remove, or counteract (a fault, disease, etc.)
verb intransitive
6. 
to make corrections; specif., to make an adjustment so as to compensate (for an error, counteracting force, etc.)
adjective
7. 
conforming or adhering to an established standard; proper
correct behavior
8. 
conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors
9. 
equal to the required or established amount, number, price, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Correctness

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v. cor·rect·ed, cor·rect·ing, cor·rects
v.tr.
1.
a. To make or put right: correct a mistake; correct a misunderstanding.
b. To remove the errors or mistakes from: corrected her previous testimony.
c. To indicate or mark the errors in: correct an exam.
2.
a. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform.
3. To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision.
4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car.
v.intr.
1. To make corrections.
2. To make adjustments; compensate: correcting for the effects of air resistance.
adj.
1. Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
2. Conforming to standards; proper: correct behavior.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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