undercorrect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ correct

Verb[edit]

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

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