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# correctness

noun (correctness — uncountable)

«correctness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Correctness is the quality of being right or true, with no mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#m1)
2. Correctness is also behaving in the proper, polite and accepted way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#m2)
3. «Political correctness» is the idea of avoiding words and actions that might be unfair or hurtful to groups of people; some people praise it and others mock it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and spelling, the teacher checks the correctness of your answers. In computing, correctness means a program does exactly what it should. In stories, correctness of manners describes a very proper, careful character. Common phrases: «check the correctness», «the correctness of the answer», «political correctness», «grammatical correctness».

### Examples

- The teacher checked the correctness of each sum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x1)
- Please check the correctness of your spelling before you hand it in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x2)
- The computer tested the correctness of the program. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x3)
- Grandad always dressed with great correctness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x4)
- We argued about the correctness of the answer to question five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x5)
- The judge doubted the correctness of the witness's story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x6)
- Some people say political correctness has gone too far, and others say it is just being kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no plural. Built from «correct» + «-ness». Do not confuse correctness (being right) with accuracy (being exactly close to the true value) — in science a measurement can be precise but not accurate. In maths, correctness means the answer is right, not just that the method looks neat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «correctness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/correctness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«correctness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/correctness.html) on Mova free.