self-correcting

or self-cor·rec·tive

[ self-kuh-rek-ting, self- ]

adjective

1. automatically adjusting to or correcting mistakes, malfunctions, etc.:

   a self-correcting mechanism.

self-correcting

adjective

1. capable of correcting itself without external aid

Other Words From

• self-cor·rection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-correcting¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Rehabilitation is critical for all torture victims, she said, but also “for ourselves, because that’s what democracies do. … We look at our past, we take it onboard, and we address it, because democracies are self-correcting.”

From Seattle Times

“The economic system on its own is not self-correcting, when it’s bombarded by all kinds of shocks,” said Joseph Stiglitz, once President Bill Clinton’s top economic adviser and the World Bank’s former chief economist.

From Washington Post

Since the first warning systems were set up in November, the state has recorded 22 alarms, resulting in several drivers self-correcting, according to officials.

From Seattle Times

But the outbreak was dynamic, and science is self-correcting.

From Los Angeles Times

And we can take heart at the evidence, however tentative, that democracy can still be a self-correcting system.

From Los Angeles Times