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(noun) the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake |
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Synonyms: correcting, rectification |
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Related Words: amendment, compensation, emendation, improvement, recompense, redress, remediation, remedy, retribution |
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(noun) treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses" |
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Related Words: fusion, spinal fusion, therapy |
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(noun) something substituted for an error |
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Related Words: editing, erasure, redaction |
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(noun) a rebuke for making a mistake |
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Synonyms: chastening, chastisement |
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Related Words: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval |
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(noun) a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure |
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Synonyms: fudge factor |
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Related Words: indefinite quantity |
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(noun) the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" |
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Synonyms: discipline |
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Related Words: penalization, penalty, punishment, spanking |
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