ambiguous (adj)
Sens 1 : having more than one possible
meaning. [source : OAL]
Contextes :
- At first glance, the text and format of these posters seem to preclude the
possibility of ambiguous readings.
- Butler (1985: 125) exposes the fact that the "ambiguous phrasing of some
[military] regulations, coupled with a variety of odd episodes, blended together
into a complex structure indicative of a de facto policy for the accommodation of
prostitutes at military sites."
- The photodetector is an ambiguous example; while it intuitively seems to
represent amplification, it could very well be interpreted as generating
redundancy instead if the current pulse were divided by a fan-out gate.
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Sens 2 : uncertain in meaning or
intention. [source : OAL]
Contextes :
- In contrast to the rather ambiguous status of patent protection for
computer-related inventions, the rights of broadcasting organizations in relation
to compulsory licensing regimes appear to be precisely delineated within the
text.
- Using these languages with decidable reasoners (e.g. a description logic
reasoner), allows ambiguous concepts to be identified and treated properly (Baader
et al. 2003).
- But because of the uncertain identities and ambiguous motives of the
perpetrators, the lootings remain a somewhat awkward fit in these
narratives.