təˌfaɪ adjective
1.
able to be rectified.
2.
Mathematics. of or pertaining to a curve or arc that has finite length.
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rectify (ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to put right; correct; remedy |
| 2. | to separate (a substance) from a mixture or refine (a substance) by fractional distillation |
| 3. | to convert (alternating current) into direct current |
| 4. | maths to determine the length of (a curve) |
| 5. | to cause (an object) to assume a linear motion or characteristic |
| [C14: via Old French from Medieval Latin rectificāre to adjust, from Latin rectus straight + facere to make] | |
| 'rectifiable | |
| —adj | |
| rectifi'cation | |
| —n | |
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Rectifiable
is always a great word to know.
So is equation. Does it mean:
| an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities |
| the property of magnitude involving comparability with other magnitudes, size, volume, area, or length |
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