correction

/kə'rekʃn/

Thân thiện

The teacher makes a gentle correction on the student's homework.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of making something right or accurate: "Correction" refers to the action of removing errors or faults from something.
   • A change that fixes a mistake: It can also mean the specific improvement or alteration made to rectify an error.
   • Punishment intended to reform or discipline: In some contexts, "correction" means the act of punishing someone to correct their behavior.
   • A temporary reverse movement in financial markets: In finance, a "correction" is a decline in stock prices or market activity following a period of gains.

Examples of Usage

• General Use:
  • The teacher made a small correction to my essay. (The teacher fixed a small mistake in my essay.)
  • Please review this document for any necessary corrections. (Please check this document for any mistakes that need to be fixed.)
• In Finance:
  • After a rapid rise, the market experienced a sharp correction. (After increasing quickly, the stock market prices fell significantly.)
• Regarding Punishment:
  • The juvenile detention center focuses on correction and rehabilitation. (The center for young offenders aims to correct their behavior and help them improve.)

Advanced Usage

• "To speak under correction": To say something while acknowledging that one might be mistaken and open to being corrected.
  • I believe, under correction, that the meeting is at 3 PM. (I think the meeting is at 3 PM, but I might be wrong.)
• "House of correction" (historical/legal term): An institution for the confinement and reform of minor offenders.
  • In the 19th century, he was sent to a house of correction for petty theft. (He was sent to a reform prison for a minor stealing crime.)

Variants and Related Words

• Correct (verb): To make right or accurate; to point out an error.
  • Please correct any spelling mistakes you find.
• Corrective (adjective): Designed to correct or counteract something.
  • The government took corrective action to fix the economic problem.
• Correctness (noun): The quality or state of being free from error.
  • The correctness of his answer was confirmed by the professor.

Synonyms

• Rectification: The action of putting something right.
• Amendment: A minor change or addition designed to improve a text or law.
• Adjustment: A small alteration made to achieve a desired fit or result.
• Discipline: The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.

Related Phrases

• Make a correction: To fix an error.
  • I need to make a correction to the report I sent you.
• Error correction: The process of detecting and fixing mistakes, especially in computing or data transmission.
  • The software uses advanced error correction codes.

Related Idioms

• A course correction: A change in direction or strategy to get back on the right path.
  • After the project failed, the team made a major course correction. (After the project failed, the team changed their strategy significantly.)

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• discipline
• chastening
• chastisement
• fudge factor
• rectification