rectification
rectification Lexical Profile
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• noun
The action of putting something right or correcting an error, defect, or injustice.
"The audit revealed several accounting discrepancies that required immediate rectification."
The conversion of an alternating electric current into a direct current (in physics and electrical engineering).
"Semiconductor diodes are widely used in power supplies to achieve efficient rectification of alternating current."
The purification or refinement of a liquid substance, especially alcohol, through repeated or fractional distillation (in chemistry).
"Through careful rectification, the distillery removes unwanted fusel oils to produce a pure, neutral spirit."
The mathematical process of determining the length of a curve, or finding a straight line equal in length to a given arc (in geometry).
"The development of integral calculus greatly simplified the rectification of complex algebraic curves."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French rectification or directly from Late Latin rectificatio, derived from rectus ('straight, right') and facere ('to make').