correction

Noun

• treatment of a specific defect
  • the correction of his vision with eye glasses
    

• the act of punishing
  • the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received
    

• a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases
  • market runups are invariably followed by a correction
    

• a rebuke for making a mistake

• something substituted for an error

• a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

• the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  discipline , chastening , chastisement , fudge factor , rectification