correctness
part of speech
noun (correctness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Correctness is the quality of being right or true, with no mistakes. tree →
2) Correctness is also behaving in the proper, polite and accepted way. tree →
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 →
sense 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 →
- Please check the correctness of your spelling before you hand it in. tree →
- The computer tested the correctness of the program. tree →
- Grandad always dressed with great correctness. tree →
- We argued about the correctness of the answer to question five. tree →
- The judge doubted the correctness of the witness's story. tree →
- Some people say political correctness has gone too far, and others say it is just being kind. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «correctness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.