correctness

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Correctness

Etymology

From correct +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

Audio (US): (file)

Noun

correctness (usually uncountable, plural correctnesses)

freedom from error
conformity to the truth or to fact
conformity to recognized standards
(computing) The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

Antonyms

incorrectness

Derived terms

Related terms

correctedness

Translations

freedom from error

Czech: správnost f
Dutch: correctheid (nl) f, juistheid (nl) f
Finnish: virheettömyys (fi)
French: conformité, exactitude
Georgian: სისწორე (sisc̣ore)
German: Richtigkeit (de) f, Korrektheit (de) f
Irish: cruinneas m
Latvian: pareizība f, pareizums m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: riktighet m or f
Ottoman Turkish: صواب (savab)
Persian: درستی (fa) (dorosti)
Romanian: corectitudine (ro)
Russian: пра́вильность (ru) f (právilʹnostʹ)
Spanish: corrección (es) f
Swedish: korrekthet (sv) c

conformity to the truth or to fact

Finnish: oikeellisuus (fi)
French: véracité (fr) f
Georgian: სისწორე (sisc̣ore), სინამდვილე (sinamdvile)
German: Richtigkeit (de) f
Latvian: pareizība f, pareizums m
Russian: ве́рность (ru) f (vérnostʹ), пра́вильность (ru) f (právilʹnostʹ)

conformity to recognized standards

Finnish: standardinmukaisuus
Georgian: წესიერება (c̣esiereba), მართებულობა (martebuloba), კორექტულობა (ḳorekṭuloba)
Latvian: pareizība f, pareizums m
Russian: корре́ктность (ru) f (korréktnostʹ)
Spanish: correctitud f, propriedad f

computing: state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification

Finnish: virheettömyys (fi)
German: Korrektheit (de) f
Russian: корре́ктность (ru) f (korréktnostʹ)

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