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Unambiguous vs Candid - What's the difference?

unambiguous | candid |

As adjectives the difference between unambiguous and candid

is that unambiguous is clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity while candid is impartial and free from prejudice.

As a noun candid is

a spontaneous or unposed photograph.

unambiguous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity
  • * {{quote-journal
  • , year = 1965 , month = July , first = Donald , last = Knuth , coauthors = , title = On the Translation of Languages from Left to Right , journal = Information and Control , volume = 8 , issue = , url = http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~mckeeman/cs48/mxcom/doc/knuth65.pdf , pages = 707–639 , passage = }}
    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

    candid

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Impartial and free from prejudice.
  • he knew not where to look for faithful advice, efficient aid, or candid judgement.'' — Washington Irving — ''The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (1884)
  • Straightforward, open and sincere.
  • My candid opinion was that it was all rubbish!'' — Jules Verne — ''A Journey To The Center Of The Earth
  • Not posed or rehearsed.
  • will the introduction of supplementary flash or flood intrude on a candid picture situation or ruin the mood? — Popular Photography (2002)

    Synonyms

    * frank * open * parrhesiastic * sincere * unreserved

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spontaneous or unposed photograph.
  • His portraits looked stiff and formal but his candids showed life being lived.