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Equivocal terms refer to words that are pronounced two different ways, and have separate meanings. Some examples include abstract, address, bass, and close.
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Give an example of equivocal terms?
5 equivocal term
Distribution of terms in logic?
univocal terms equivocal terms analogous terms
Examples of equivocal term?
examples of univocal terms?
More examples of equivocal terms in logic?
Equivocal means that the two things are different. For example, a person in a painting and a real human are two different things.
More examples of univocal analogous and equivocal terms in logic what is the meaning of univocal analogous and equivocal terms in logic?
In logic, univocal terms have the same meaning across contexts, analogous terms have a related but not identical meaning, and equivocal terms have completely different meanings in different contexts. For example, "bank" referring to a financial institution (univocal), a riverbank (analogous), and a memory bank in a computer (equivocal). Another example is "light" meaning visible electromagnetic radiation (univocal), lightweight in weight (analogous), and not heavy or dark in color (equivocal).
Can you give me examples of equivocal terms?
Buck, pitcher, charged and battery are just a few examples of equivocal terms. These are words that sound the same (and are spelled the same) yet have completely different meanings. In formal logic, one must avoid using these terms in inconsistent ways. For example: A buck is worth one hundred cents. Hunter Jones shot a buck with his rifle. Therefore, Hunter Jones shot something worth 100 cents. Logicians would say that we have equivocated on the word "buck", which means one thing in the first sentence, but another in the second. Equivocal terms show up in popular usage when people make puns. Ty Cobb is a great pitcher, so tip him over and pour me a glass of lemonade. Did you hear about the Energizer Bunny? He was charged with battery. The humor is in the differences between electrical charges and criminal charges, as well as between electrical batteries and the crime of assualt and battery.
What is opposite of unequivocal?
Equivocal.
What is equivocal a noun or verb?
Neither. Equivocal is an adjective. Its definition is: "allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase" An example sentence would be "Mitt Romney gave an equivocal answer to a direct question during the debate."
What is equivocal language?
Equivocal language is language that is ambiguous or open to interpretation, often leading to confusion or miscommunication. It can be used intentionally to deceive or mislead others, or unintentionally due to lack of clarity in the message.
5 examples of univocal analogous and equivocal terms in logic what is the meaning of univocal analogous and equivocal terms in logic?
First, a term is a word (verbal expression) that represents a mental concept. Logicians say that all terms are either univocal, expressing one clear concept, equivocal, expressing different concepts although they look the same, or analogous, expressing different but related meanings. These three categories label the signification of the term. Five examples of univocal terms would be: 1. Phillips head screwdriver 2. The Ptolemaic Model of the Cosmos 3. President George Washington of the United States 4. Decaffinated coffee 5. Astronaut Notice that univocal terms often come from precise fields like math and science. Five analogous terms would be: 1. Chair (furniture or university department head who "chairs" his section) 2. Bread (baked grain and yeast or the money we need to buy it) 3. Lift (action of picking up or the elevator that lifts us) 4. Wheels (the round tires or the whole car) 5. Computer (the machine or a person who works figures) Five equivocal terms: 1. Pitcher (baseball thrower or liquid container) 2. Bit (piece of food or metal in horse's mouth) 3. Top (upper part or spinning toy) 4. mail (chain armor or postal letters) 5. ring (jewelery or a phone noise) Many equivocal terms may have started as analogies, but the connect is now forgotten.
What is an equivocal term?
same word, different meaning
What are some synonyms for equivocal?
"Equivocal" is defined as being "open to more than one interpretation." Popular choices of synonyms include doubtful, dubious, questionable, and uncertain.
