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Correctional vs Correctness - What's the difference?

correctional | correctness |

As an adjective correctional

is of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.

As a noun correctness is

freedom from error.

correctional

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or intended for correction.
  • (chiefly, US) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals.
    • correctional''' officer'', '''''correctional''' policy'', '''''correctional services .

    Derived terms

    * correctional facility * correctional institution

    correctness

    English

    (wikipedia correctness)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • freedom from error
  • conformity to the truth or to fact
  • conformity to recognized standards
  • (computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

    • Antonyms

    * incorrectness