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noun
- 1. the quality or state of being free from error; accuracy: "there was evidence to support the correctness of the identification"
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Correctness definition: conformity to fact or truth; freedom from error; accuracy. See examples of CORRECTNESS used in a sentence.
To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error. b. To scold or punish so as to improve or reform. 3. To remedy or counteract (a defect, for example): The new glasses corrected his blurry vision. 4. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition: correct the wheel alignment on a car. v.intr. 1.
1. a. : to make or set right : amend. correct an error. The editor corrected the author's manuscript. b. : counteract, neutralize. correct a harmful tendency. : to alter or adjust so as to bring to some standard or required condition. correct a lens for spherical aberration. She's having surgery to correct her vision. 2. a.
Synonyms for CORRECTNESS: accuracy, authenticity, truth, accurateness, facticity, truthfulness, factuality, credibility; Antonyms of CORRECTNESS: falsity, falseness, fallacy, untruth, fiction, lie, falsehood, incorrectness.
the quality of being in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted: He quickly proved the correctness of his findings. I began to question the correctness of his theory. care to behave or speak in a way that is generally accepted and approved of: He speaks with such correctness that it sometimes sounds very formal.
CORRECT definition: 1. in agreement with the true facts or with what is generally accepted: 2. taking or showing great…. Learn more.
correctness. noun. /kəˈrektnəs/ [uncountable] the quality of being accurate or true, without any mistakes synonym accuracy. You must check the correctness of HTML coding manually. opposite incorrectness. Want to learn more?
noun. Freedom from error. Wiktionary. Conformity to the truth or to fact. Wiktionary. Conformity to recognized standards. Wiktionary. (computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification. Wiktionary. Synonyms: seemliness. respectableness. respectability. propriety. properness. decorum. decorousness. decentness. decency.
noun. These are words and phrases related to correctness. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of correctness. They questioned the correctness of his findings. Synonyms. accuracy. exactitude. truth. She was a model of correctness. Synonyms. properness. propriety. seemliness. civility. decency.
in accordance with an acknowledged or accepted standard; proper: correct behavior.
