rectifican

Rectifican is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb rectificar, meaning they rectify, correct, or amend. The verb derives from Latin rectificare, from rectus “straight” and facere “to make,” and it is used across various registers to indicate making something right or accurate.

Common meanings and contexts include correcting an error in a statement, document, or data, or adjusting measurements and calculations. In media and administration, one might say “rectificaron la información publicada” to indicate that previously shared information was corrected. In legal and civil records, rectificación refers to amending entries such as a birth record or personal data in a registry. In technical fields, rectificar can mean converting alternating current to direct current (rectificación) or performing a precise operational adjustment, for example “los técnicos rectifican la señal” to describe processing or conditioning a signal. In mathematics or geometry, rectificar a curve or arc-length is a specialized operation related to determining its length.

Grammatical notes: rectifican appears in present indicative tense for sujetos de tercera persona plural (ellos, ellas, ustedes). Related forms include rectifico (yo), rectificas (tú), rectifica (él/ella/Ud.), rectificamos (nosotros), rectificáis (vosotros), and rectifican (ellos/ellas/Uds.).

See also: corregir, enmendar, ajustar, rectificación, rectificador.