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Corrigibility

Content version
1.0
Last substantively revised
18 June 2026
Document type
Lexicon entry
Responsible publisher
Vikesland Press
Source language
Nynorsk source; reviewed English translation
Category
Knowledge and testing
Definition type
Framework definition
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Extended note

Corrigibility is the property of a statement, model, procedure, or system that permits it to be corrected when it does not hold. An arrangement is not genuinely corrigible if objections cannot be raised, traced, and given effect.

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Limitations

Not the same as

  • arbitrary change
  • capitulation
  • absence of a position
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Related terms

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Methodological relevance

Mandate, contradiction, revision logs, and effect review are intended to keep both the audit and its object corrigible.

Sources and principal occurrence

Source note: The term is defined in DET SOM ER and is central to Corrigible Realism.

  1. T9 — Objections, Limits and ComparisonsThe sustained theory document on criticism, collapse conditions, self-examination, open questions, and academic placement.
  2. DET SOM ERThe foundational work and primary source.
  3. Corrigible RealismThe academic and philosophical position.
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Correct and incorrect use

Correct use

“The conclusion may be reopened if new primary material is produced.”

Incorrect or over-strong use

“The system is corrigible because management may change it at will.”

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Suggested citation

Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Corrigibility”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.

APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Corrigibility (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/corrigibility/

MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Corrigibility.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/corrigibility/.

ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Corrigibility.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/corrigibility/.

IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Corrigibility,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/corrigibility/

CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Corrigibility. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/corrigibility/

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Revision note

Document version
1.0
First published
18 June 2026
1.0

First public edition.