ambiguity
51ambiguity — a situation, story line, scene, or character, etc. in which there are apparent contradictions; an event (and its outcome) is deliberately left unclear, and there may exist more than one meaning or interpretation; can be either intentional or… …
52ambiguity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a double meaning which is either deliberate or caused by inexactness of expression. b an example of this. 2 an expression able to be interpreted in more than one way (e.g. dogs must be carried). Etymology: ME f. OF ambiguiteacute …
53act-object ambiguity — Ambiguity between an actual action, and the upshot of an action. This ambiguity is visible in words like ‘observation’: an observation may be a process that takes time and is performed by someone, or it may be the piece of information that is the …
54ambiguity resolution — The process in OCR that uses multiple information sources to make the best choice for a character or word from several alternatives …
55David Wilkinson (ambiguity expert) — David John Wilkinson (born April 24, 1959) is considered to be one of the foremost experts and authors on how people deal with Ambiguity and Emotional Resilience / Psychological resilience.[1] He is the originator of the Modes of Leadership… …
56Syntactic ambiguity — For philosophical considerations of ambiguity, see ambiguity. Syntactic ambiguity is a property of sentences which may be reasonably interpreted in more than one way, or reasonably interpreted to mean more than one thing. Ambiguity may or may not …
57Constructive ambiguity — is a term generally credited to Henry Kissinger, said to be the foremost exponent of the negotiating tactic it designates. It refers to the deliberate use of ambiguous language on a sensitive issue in order to advance some political purpose.… …
58Seven Types of Ambiguity (Empson) — Seven Types of Ambiguity was first published in 1930 by William Empson. It was one of the most influential critical works of the 20th century and was a key foundation work in the formation of the New Criticism school. [ Sir William Empson ,… …
59patent ambiguity — patent am·bi·gu·i·ty / ˌam bə gyü ə tē/ n: an ambiguity in a legal document (as a contract or will) that is apparent on the face of the document and arises from inconsistent or uncertain language compare latent ambiguity Merriam Webster’s… …
60Time code ambiguity — In telecommunication, time code ambiguity is the shortest interval between successive repetitions of the same time code value.For example, in a time code in which year of century (the 72 in 10/04/72) is the most slowly changing field, the time… …
