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		totallykvothe 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A 10x Faster TypeScript No. Ambiguous means that a statement has many possible meanings, not simply that something might be confusing.

refulgentis 10 months ago | [–]

I'm a bit confused:

- It's not ambiguous because they mean $X.

- It is ambiguous because it has many possible meanings.

- It is not ambiguous because it has many possible meanings

jzackpete 10 months ago | [–]

that would imply the existence of an objective authority on the meaning of the statement, which is debatable

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