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Disambiguate vs Unambiguous - What's the difference?

disambiguate | unambiguous |

As a verb disambiguate

is to remove ambiguities from something.

As an adjective unambiguous is

clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity.

disambiguate

English

Verb

(disambiguat)
  • To remove ambiguities from something.
  • To establish a unique semantic interpretation of something.

    • Derived terms

    * disambiguation

    unambiguous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
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    An LR(k'') grammar is clearly unambiguous''', since the definition
    implies every derivation tree must have the same handle, and by induc-
    tion there is only one possible tree. It is interesting to point out further-
    more that nearly every grammar which is known to be '''unambiguous     is
    either an LR(''k'') grammar, or (dually) is a right-to-left translatable
    grammar, or is some grammar which is translated using "both ends to-
    ward the middle." Thus, the LR(''k     ) condition may be regarded as the most
    powerful general test for nonambiguity that is now available.

    Antonyms

    * ambiguous

    Related terms

    * unambiguity