Precise vs Ambiguity - What's the difference?
precise | ambiguity |
Exact, accurate.
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(sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.
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, title= (countable) Something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
As an adjective precise
is exact, accurate.As a noun ambiguity is
something, particulary words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context.precise
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)Snakes and ladders, passage=Risk is everywhere.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* inexact, imprecise * (consistent) inconsistent, varyingDerived terms
* prissyAnagrams
* ----ambiguity
English
(wikipedia ambiguity)Noun
- His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
