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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Resolve
Hi.Might I reiterate:
" contradictory findings need to be resolved."
as :
" contradictory findings need to be made unambiguous."?
" contradictory findings need to be resolved."
as :
" contradictory findings need to be made unambiguous."?
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No. 'unambiguous' means 'not open to more than one interpretation' A: The findings show that 90% of sailors are extroverts B: The findings show that 90% of sailors are introverts. Neither statement is ambiguous, but they contradict each other.
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- 'unambiguous' means 'not open to more than one interpretation' A: The findings show that 90% of sailors are extroverts B: The findings show that 90% of sailors are introverts.
- Neither statement is ambiguous, but they contradict each other.
- This contradiction needs to be resolved before we can be sure which is correct.
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No. 'unambiguous' means 'not open to more than one interpretation'
A: The findings show that 90% of sailors are extroverts
B: The findings show that 90% of sailors are introverts.
Neither statement is ambiguous, but they contradict each other.
This contradiction needs to be resolved before we can be sure which is correct.
A: The findings show that 90% of sailors are extroverts
B: The findings show that 90% of sailors are introverts.
Neither statement is ambiguous, but they contradict each other.
This contradiction needs to be resolved before we can be sure which is correct.
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