the action or process of correcting something:I checked the typing for errors and sent it back for correction
[count noun] a change that rectifies an error or inaccuracy:he made a few corrections to my homework
used to introduce an amended version of something one has just said:I once dated a guy - correction - had one date with a guy
[count noun] a quantity adjusting a numerical result to allow for a departure from standard conditions:isotopic ratios are presented normalized to NBS SRM981 using a fractionation correction of 0.101% per a.m.u.
North American or dated punishment, especially that of criminals in prison intended to rectify their behaviour:the incompatibility of justice and correction as penal objectives has long been the major unsolved problem of penal practice
