Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Freedom from error.

    Richtigkeit, Korrektheit

    пра́вильностьprávilʹnostʹ

    пра́вильністьprávylʹnistʹ

  2. (uncountable, usually)Conformity to the truth or to fact.

    Richtigkeit

    ве́рностьvérnostʹ, пра́вильностьprávilʹnostʹ

    пра́вильністьprávylʹnistʹ

    conformity to fact or truth

  3. (uncountable, usually)Conformity to recognized standards.

    корре́ктностьkorréktnostʹ

    коре́ктністьkoréktnistʹ

    the quality of conformity to social expectations

  4. (uncountable, usually)The state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

    Korrektheit

    корре́ктностьkorréktnostʹ

Examples

37 sentences
  1. The correctness of the information is doubtful.

    Правильність інформації є сумнівною. — ChickenKiev

    deDie Richtigkeit der Information ist fraglich. — meloncurtains

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  2. Much of what people call political correctness is in fact politeness.

    Багато з того, що називають політичною коректністю, — це просто ввічливість. — deniko

  3. I'm not afraid of political correctness.

  4. He's not afraid of political correctness.

  5. She's not afraid of political correctness.

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
freedom from error:
conformity to recognized standards:
Русский
By meaning 3
freedom from error:
conformity to the truth or to fact:
conformity to recognized standards:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
freedom from error:

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