Look up: Vagueness

1. vagueness
   [n] - unclearness by virtue of being vague
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2. vagueness
   noun unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; `the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness`; `these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey`
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3. Vagueness
   • (n.) The quality or state of being vague.
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4. Vagueness
   A term may be said (loosely) to be vngue if there are ''borderline cases' for its applicability, i.e. cases for which the rules of the language containing the term do not specify either that the term shall or that it shall not apply. Thus certain shades of reddish-orange in the spectrum are borderli...
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5. Vagueness
   Uncertainty. Certainty is required in contracts, wills, pleadings, judgments, and indeed in all the acts on which courts have to give a judgment, and if they be vague, so as not to be understood, they are in general invalid. A charge of "frequent intemperance" and "habitual indolence" are vague and too general.
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6. Vagueness
   The term `vagueness` denotes a property of concepts (especially predicates). A concept is vague: In everyday speech, vagueness is an inevitable, often even desired effect of language usage. However, in most specialized texts (e.g., legal documents), vagueness is distracting and should be avoided whe...
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