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Correctness vs Correctress - What's the difference?

correctness | correctress |

As nouns the difference between correctness and correctress

is that correctness is freedom from error while correctress is a (l) or (l) who ; a female (l); a (l).

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

    correctress

    English

    Noun

  • A (l) or (l) who ; a female (l); a (l).
  • * 1889 , The Rule of Saint Augustine and the constitutions of the Sisters of Penance of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, forming the Congregation of the Most Holy Rosary of the United States of America (Mother-House and Novitiate), page 82
    • In order the better to acquit herself of her Office, the Correctress should look over beforehand what has to be read.