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/kəˈrɛktɪv/ · cor.rec.tive
noun
- Something that corrects or counteracts something. Alkalies are correctives of acids in chemical reactions.
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- Limitation; restriction. The new policy imposed a corrective on the company's spending habits.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct. As the currents were changing rapidly, the captain had to make many corrective course changes.
adjective
- Qualifying; limiting. The corrective measures taken by the government were seen as insufficient by many critics.
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Did you know? The term 'corrective' is often used in the context of education, where it refers to measures taken to address a student's learning difficulties or to correct misconceptions.