noun
correctness
noun
1
The quality of being accurate or free from error.
"The teacher checked the correctness of every calculation."
2
Conformity to accepted standards of behavior or fact.
"His correctness in dress and manner impressed the panel."
How to Use Correctness
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow accurate or proper something is.
Easily confused with
political correctness
Word Forms
correctnesses plural
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The teacher checked the _____ of every calculation.