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Correctness vs Authenticity - What's the difference?

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Correctness is a related term of authenticity.


As nouns the difference between correctness and authenticity

is that correctness is freedom from error while authenticity is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.

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

    authenticity

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
    • I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
  • Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.
    • The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
  • (obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).

    • Synonyms

    * (quality of being genuine) genuineness

    Antonyms

    * (quality of not being genuine) phoniness; forgery; fakeness; bogosity

    Related terms

    * authentically * authenticism

    See also

    * (wikipedia "authenticity")