correctness
State of accuracy
Correctness is the quality of being accurate, proper, or free from error.
A solution has mathematical correctness if it follows valid logic.
In computing, correctness means a program behaves as specified.
The word often carries social or political overtones: political correctness refers to language and behavior that avoids offense to particular groups—a concept praised by some as respectful and derided by others as excessive.
Accuracy of measurement
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- validityQuality of being sound
- veracityConformity to fact
factuality · reliability · fidelity · exactitude · conformity · consistency · verification · validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
- verificationProving something accurate
- testingExamining to evaluate
- debuggingError removal from programs
- logicScience of valid reasoning
functionality · reliability · integrity · accuracy · assertions · type-checking · linting · compliance
Moral correctness or virtue
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
decency · probity · integrity · ethics · morality · honor · principle · conscience
Responsiveness to stimuli
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
phrasing · wording · euphemism · tactfulness · diplomacy · censorship · controversy · offense
Rules for arranging words
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- usageAct of employing something
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
style · form · structure · convention · rules · proofreading · editing · copyediting
precision
Accuracy of measurement
veracity · factuality · reliability · fidelity · exactitude · conformity · consistency · verification · validation · meticulousness
validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
- verificationProving something accurate
- testingExamining to evaluate
- debuggingError removal from programs
logic · functionality · reliability · integrity · accuracy · assertions · type-checking · linting · compliance
righteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
virtue · decency · probity · integrity · ethics · morality · honor · principle · conscience · goodness
sensitivity
Responsiveness to stimuli
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
terminology · phrasing · wording · euphemism · tactfulness · diplomacy · censorship · controversy · offense · backlash
syntax
Rules for arranging words
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- usageAct of employing something
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
spelling · style · form · structure · convention · rules · proofreading · editing · copyediting · standardization
- research qualityvalidity, reliability, accuracy, rigor, soundness
- data qualityaccuracy, completeness, consistency, validity, timeliness
- credibilitybelievability, credibility, plausibility, authenticity, reliability
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- Precision Wordsexact, precision, accuracy, precise, accurate
- proprietydecorum, decency, propriety, suitability, fitness
correctnessincorrectness
State of being wrong
wrongness · error · inaccuracy · falseness · falsity
correctnessimpropriety
Unsuitable or inappropriate behavior
incorrectness · unseemliness · indecorum · inappropriateness · rudeness
correctnessinaccuracy
Lack of precision
inexactness · imprecision · error · incorrectness · impreciseness
- political correctnessAvoiding exclusionary language
- grammatical correctnessAdherence to language rules
correct, incorrect, correctly, correction, incorrectly, corrective, corrections, uncorrected, correctional