correct answer

collocation in English

meaningsofcorrectandanswer

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correct
adjective
uk
/kəˈrekt/
us
/kəˈrekt/
in agreement with the true facts or with what is ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑːn.sər/
us
/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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So, in the worst case, every element of the matrix has to be inspected to arrive at thecorrectanswer.
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Alignment of thecorrectanswerwith the system data requires a procedure which codes thecorrectanswerrelative to the system output.
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A run is penalized for not retrieving anycorrectanswerfor a question, but not unduly so.
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They looked at the pictures and made a decision about which of the two pictures represented thecorrectanswerto the experimental question.
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Eachcorrectanswerwas scored 1 point with a total maximum score of 50.
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For eachcorrectanswer, children received 1 point.
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In this respect, paradoxical individual differences, where a dysfunctional trait correlates with some preconceived notion of thecorrectanswer, are particularly compelling.
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Next we present an argument that is not based on having an exact formula and yields thecorrectanswer.
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Nor does it have a singlecorrectanswer, but may have a range of different good answers.
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This question, for instance, was generally considered to make perfect sense, only thecorrectanswer to this question being a controversially disputed, open problem.
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When the subjects clicked on "done," they received thecorrectanswerin another rectangle directly below their own response.
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They had to choose one out of four possible answers and were given one point for eachcorrectanswer, yielding a total of eight points.
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There appears to be no way to elude indeterminacy, and the "one uniquelycorrectanswer" thesis cannot be sustained.
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They were instructed to give acorrectanswer, not a fast answer and were provided with acoustic feedback.
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Par ticipants were instructed to give acorrectanswer, not a fast answer, and they were provided with acoustic feedback.
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In these cases, he maintains, there is no one uniquelycorrectanswerdictated by the law.
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Two students take a multiple-choice test with instructions to not respond to a question unless they are sure that they know thecorrectanswer.
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