plural of correctional institution

A factor that is multiplied with the result of an equation to correct for a known amount of systematic error.

A lens worn in front of the eye to correct disorders of the vision such as myopia.

plural of corrective lens

Subject to being corrected, if mistaken.

(African-American Vernacular, intransitive) To behave properly or decently; to do the right thing.

(computer graphics) A nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance or tristimulus values in video or still image systems.

(programming) Exhibiting const correctness.

(formal, euphemistic) A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.

(particle physics) A particular type of radiative correction to the electroweak sector of the Standard Model.