| + | '''Ambiguity''' is the property of being ambiguous, where a [[word]], term, notation, sign, [[symbol]], phrase, sentence, or any other form used for [[communication]], is called ambiguous if it can be [[interpreted]] in more than one way. Ambiguity is [[different]] from vagueness, which arises when the boundaries of [[meaning]] are indistinct. Ambiguity is [[context]]-dependent: the same [[linguistic]] item (be it a word, phrase, or sentence) may be ambiguous in one context and unambiguous in another context. For a word, ambiguity typically refers to an unclear [[choice]] between different definitions as may be found in a dictionary. A sentence may be ambiguous due to different ways of parsing the same sequence of [[words]]. |