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Rectification vs Corrigendum - What's the difference?

rectification | corrigendum |

As nouns the difference between rectification and corrigendum

is that rectification is the action or process of rectifying while corrigendum is an error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.

rectification

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action or process of rectifying.
  • the rectification''' of an error; the '''rectification of spirits
  • * De Quincey
  • After the rectification of his views, he was incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of error.
  • (geometry) The determination of a straight line whose length is equal to a portion of a curve.
  • (astronomy) The adjustment of a globe preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
  • Anagrams

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    corrigendum

    English

    Noun

    (corrigenda)
  • An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
  • (usually, in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections, known as an errata page.