Difference between Rightness and Correctness

What is the difference between Rightness and Correctness?

Rightness as a noun is the characteristic of being right; correctness. while Correctness as a noun is freedom from error

Rightness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The characteristic of being right; correctness. The result or product of being right.

Correctness

Part of speech: noun

Definition: freedom from errorconformity to the truth or to factconformity to recognized standardsThe state of an algorithm that correctly mirrors its specification.

Example sentence: Quite frankly, I think political correctness is the worst form of censorship. You're not allowed to speak your mind unless you're black, or unless you're a terrorist, or unless you're an Arab or a minority people. Then you can say what you like. But if you are like a lot of us you are not supposed to say certain things.

We hope you now know whether to use Rightness or Correctness in your sentence.

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