correctness

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Noun
  • Quantum computing can boost the accuracy of battery material simulations, optimize power grid flows and enhance the design of sustainable energy systems.
    Klaudia Zaika, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Additionally, defining daytime napping as sleep between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. could have mistakenly included participants’ actual sleep, affecting the accuracy of what would count as a nap, the researchers stated.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • These self-evident truths demonstrated so palpably Iran’s intention to become a nuclear-weapons state, rather than merely a green-energy success story, that I was always baffled by how anyone could mistake Tehran’s true objective.
    John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
  • That’s the harsh truth no one tells you early enough.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • While the deal includes annual wage increases and cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for employees, some workers are expressing concerns over the adequacy of these raises amid rising inflation.
    Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
  • Among the notable measurements within the report is the educational adequacy score, which shows the current ability of a building to effectively support Fort Worth ISD’s educational standards.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Many of the grants fund cost-effective and life-saving information access efforts that educate ordinary North Koreans on the goodness of the U.S. and the truth about the outside world.
    Olivia Enos, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • With all of these dirty dishes, thank goodness for the convenience of dishwashers.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Although the test is too late to guide current crop fertilization, the post-harvest evaluation can estimate N sufficiency levels during the corn growing season and provide a valuable tool for fine-tuning future nitrogen management strategies.
    Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
  • At the same time, in keeping with the principle of reasonable sufficiency, Moscow will likely delegate most ground warfare to its allies.
    Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
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“Correctness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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