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Webster 1828 Edition


Correctness

CORRECTNESS

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Noun.
1.
Conformity to truth, justice, or propriety; as the correctness of opinions, of judgment, or of manners.
2.
Conformity to settled usages or rules; as correctness in writing or speaking.
3.
Conformity to a copy or original; as the correctness of a book.
4.
Conformity to established rules of taste or proportion; as the correctness of design in painting, sculpture or architecture.

Definition 2024


correctness

correctness

English

Noun

correctness (usually uncountable, plural correctnesses)

  1. freedom from error
  2. conformity to the truth or to fact
  3. conformity to recognized standards
  4. (computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

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