correction
kuh rek shuhn
- n the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
- n a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
- n something substituted for an error
- n a rebuke for making a mistake
- n a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
market runups are invariably followed by a correction - n the act of punishing
- n treatment of a specific defect
the correction of his vision with eye glasses
- A media frenzy around a pending correction occurred that very same week, which demonstrates just how suggestible we are, as well as how short our attention spans can be.
- A correction to our October 21st story concerning the treatment of Taliban dead in southern Afghanistan.
- Dollhouse made an amazing mid-season creative course correction during its first run and surprised everyone by getting renewed.