n. when language has more than one meaning. If the ambiguity is o...

A word, statement, or situation with two or more possible meanings is said to be ambiguous. As poet and critic William Empson wrote in his influential book Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930), “The machin [..]

 A perceptual object that may have more than "one interpretation.

1[uncountable] the state of having more than one possible meaning Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity. A lot of humor depends on ambiguity.2[countable] a word or statement that can be [..]

c. 1400, "uncertainty, doubt, indecision, hesitation," also from Medieval Latin ambiguitatem (nominative ambiguitas) "double meaning, equivocalness, double sense," noun of state fr [..]

In common conversation, ambiguity is a negative term applied to a vague or equivocal expression when precision would be more useful. Sometimes, however, intentional ambiguity in literature can be a po [..]

Something that is likely to be interpreted in more than one way. Editor's Note: An important part of a project manager's job is to seek clarity and hence avoid ambiguity. [D02373]

When language in an agreement has more than one meaning. Patent ambiguity occurs when the language of the document itself is ambiguous. Latent ambiguity is not readily apparent, but arises in connecti [..]

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning (ambiguous) equivocal: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain natu [..]

the expression of an idea that gives more than one meaning and leaves uncertainty as to the intended significance of the idea or statement [adopted from Holman].

A word or expression which has more than one meaning. Ambiguity is not necessarily negative in literary criticism.

a situation, story-line, scene, or character, etc. in which there are apparent contradictions; an event (and its outcome) is deliberately left unclear, and there may exist more than one meaning or int [..]

noun. 1. with regard to language, the aspect of a term, statement, or sentence which possesses one or more plausible interpretations. Inconclusiveness in a statement or sentence might be lexical- freq [..]

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William Empson defined ambiguity as: 'any verbal nuance, however slight, which gives room for alternative reactions to the same piece of language'. Although ambiguity is not desirable in [..]

Ambiguity means vagueness or uncertainty of meaning, the possibility of interpreting an expression in two or more distinct ways. In the context of statutory interpretation, ambiguity is used to indica [..]

(n) an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context(n) unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

n. when language has more than one meaning. If the ambiguity is obvious it is called "patent," and if there is a hidden ambiguity it is called "latent." If there is an ambiguity, a [..]

Origin: L. Ambiguitas, fr. Ambiguus: cf. F. Ambiguite. The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. "No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued." (I. Taylor) &q [..]

The condition obtained when one set of measurements derived from a navigation system defines more than one point, direction, LOP or surface of position (IMO).

(countable) Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context. ''His spee [..]

The capacity to be understood in more than one way. In art, a word, phrase, or image can be ambiguous if it contains multiple meanings to the artist and/or the viewer. For artists, ambiguity is often [..]

Ambiguity can be frustrating in real life. Does he like you or not? Are you grounded, or what? When a situation has more than one possible meaning or lacks clarity, things can get messy. And that' [..]