Both Uses of
ambiguous
in
And The Mountains Echoed
- She said there was comfort to be found in the permanence of mathematical truths, in the lack of arbitrariness and the absence of ambiguity.†
Chpt 6 *ambiguity = lack of clarity -- unclear because there could be two or more interpretations
- I remark that they lack nuance and ambiguity.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(ambiguous) unclear -- because there could be two or more interpretations
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, ambiguous can mean uncertain or doubtful -- as in the expression "an ambiguous smile".