to rectify an error
1error — n. 1) to commit, make an error 2) to compound an error 3) to correct, rectify an error 4) to admit to (making) an error 5) a cardinal, costly, egregious, flagrant, glaring, grievous, serious error 6) a clerical; grammatical; printer s,… …
2rectify — rec•ti•fy [[t]ˈrɛk təˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to make, put, or set right; correct: to rectify an error[/ex] 2) to put right by adjustment or calculation, as a course at sea 3) chem. to purify (esp. a spirit or liquor) by repeated… …
3Rectify — Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct from a… …
4error — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ egregious (esp. AmE), fundamental, glaring, grave, great, grievous, major, serious ▪ The report contained some glaring errors …
5error */*/*/ — UK [ˈerə(r)] / US [ˈerər] noun Word forms error : singular error plural errors 1) [countable/uncountable] a mistake, for example in a calculation or a decision error in: an error in our calculations make an error: He admitted that he d made an… …
6rectify — verb Rectify is used with these nouns as the object: ↑error, ↑fault, ↑imbalance, ↑injustice, ↑mistake, ↑omission, ↑problem, ↑situation …
7rectify — Mawdesley Glossary to put right an error, to clear or purify spirits …
8Rounding Error — A mathematical miscalculation caused by altering a number to an integer or one with fewer decimals. The significance of rounding error depends on the circumstances. While it is inconsequential enough to be ignored in most cases, rounding error… …
9To rectify a globe — Rectify Rec ti*fy ( f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified} ( f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} ( f? ?ng).] [F. rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Right}, and { fy}.] 1. To make or set right; to correct… …
10Écarté — Infobox CardGame title =Écarté subtitle = image link = image caption = alt names = type = trick taking players = 2 ages = num cards = 32 deck = Anglo American play = Clockwise card rank = K Q J A 10 9 8 7 origin =France related = Whist, Euchre… …