Meaning of 'correction'

noun

the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake

Synonyms: rectification

noun

treatment of a specific defect

Example: "The correction of vision with eye glasses improves many lives."

noun

the act of punishing

Synonyms: punishment penalty penalization penalisation discipline

noun

a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases

Example: "market runups are invariably followed by a correction"

noun

something substituted for an error

noun

a rebuke for making a mistake

Synonyms: chastisement chastening

noun

a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

Synonyms: fudge factor