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correction - the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right |
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rectification |
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improvement the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
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redress,
remediation,
remedy act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
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retribution the act of correcting for your wrongdoing
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compensation,
recompense something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
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amendment the act of amending or correcting
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emendation a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing
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correction - treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" |
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therapy (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"
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fusion,
spinal fusion the act of fusing (or melting) together
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correction - something substituted for an error |
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editing,
redaction putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
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erasure a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"
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correction - a rebuke for making a mistake |
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chastening,
chastisement |
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rebuke,
reprehension,
reprimand,
reproof,
reproval an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
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correction - 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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dip,
drop,
fall,
free fall a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
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correction - a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure |
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indefinite quantity an estimated quantity
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