correction Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
rectification.
noun a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
fudge factor.
noun something substituted for an error
noun a rebuke for making a mistake
chastisement; chastening.
noun a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
- market runups are invariably followed by a correction
noun the act of punishing
discipline.
- the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
noun treatment of a specific defect
- the correction of his vision with eye glasses

L. correctio: cf. F. correction.

The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.
The due correction of swearing, rioting, neglect of God's word, and other scandalouss vices. Strype.
The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment; discipline; chastisement.
Correction and instruction must both work Ere this rude beast will profit. Shak.
That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong; an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin.
Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach.
An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction.