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