undercorrect

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verb

to correct insufficiently

“It has long been known that, if range restriction is indirect rather than direct, this formula will undercorrect.”

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Meanings

verbundercorrect (third-person singular simple present undercorrects, present participle undercorrecting, simple past and past participle undercorrected)

present singular third person undercorrects · participle present undercorrecting · participle past undercorrected · past undercorrected

  1. to correct insufficiently

    It has long been known that, if range restriction is indirect rather than direct, this formula will undercorrect.

Origin

From under- + correct.

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APA

undercorrect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercorrect

MLA

“undercorrect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercorrect. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercorrect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercorrect.

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