## Etymology
A rare formation from in- ('not') + correction, from Latin correctio, from corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight, rule').

## AI Etymology
incorrection has the recorded history: A rare formation from in- ('not') + correction, from Latin correctio, from corrigere ('to set right'), from com- (intensive) + regere ('to lead straight, rule'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the state of being uncorrected or in error (rare)", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as incorrect, correction, correct, and incorrectness. Its semantic neighborhood includes error, inaccuracy, incorrectness, and mistake, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin corrigere, Latin regere, and Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

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