Political correctness is the principle of avoiding language or actions that may offend certain groups of people.
She doubted the correctness of the information.
She was convinced of the correctness of the decision.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Correctness — Cor*rect ness, n. The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the correctness of a text or copy. Syn: Accuracy; exactness; precision; propriety.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Correctness — may refer to: Ethics ie. moral correctness, knowledge of right and wrong Correctness (theology), a religious concept Correctness (computer science) is a concept in theoretical computer science. Political correctness, a sociolinguistic concept… … Wikipedia
correctness — index conduct, decorum, formality, propriety (correctness), protocol (etiquette), qualification (fitness) … Law dictionary
correctness — [n1] accuracy definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, exactitude, exactness, faultlessness, fidelity, preciseness, precision, regularity, truth; concepts 638,654 Ant. fault, flaw, imperfection, impreciseness, inaccuracy, incorrectness,… … New thesaurus
correctness — taisyklingumas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Sportininko techninio parengtumo charakteristika – koordinaciniai gebėjimai, kurių būdingas bruožas yra judesių arba veiksmų tolygumas. atitikmenys: angl. correctness; regularity … Sporto terminų žodynas
correctness — korektiškumas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Taktiškas, mandagus, pagarbus, padorus elgesys su žmonėmis. kilmė plg. korekcija atitikmenys: angl. correctness vok. Korrektheit, f rus. корректность … Sporto terminų žodynas
correctness — correct ► ADJECTIVE 1) free from error; true; right. 2) conforming to accepted social standards. 3) conforming to a particular political or ideological orthodoxy: environmentally correct. ► VERB 1) put right. 2) mark the errors in (a text). 3) … English terms dictionary
correctness — noun 1. conformity to fact or truth (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑rightness • Ant: ↑wrongness (for: ↑rightness), ↑incorrectness • Derivationally r … Useful english dictionary
Correctness (computer science) — In theoretical computer science, correctness of an algorithm is asserted when it is said that the algorithm is correct with respect to a specification. Functional correctness refers to the input output behaviour of the algorithm (i.e., for each… … Wikipedia
correctness of measurement — matavimo teisingumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Matavimo charakteristika, kai sistemingoji matavimo rezultato paklaida artima nuliui. atitikmenys: angl. correctness of measurement vok. Messrichtigkeit, f rus.… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
