A Linguistic Paradox
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 15:50
in Mathematics & Economics
A Linguistic Paradox In science and law, we try to use words in a very precise fashion. Accordingly, we define our terms as precisely as possible. This gives rise to a paradox: each new definition of a word is added to the list of its existing definitions. Our efforts to reduce the ambiguity of a word serve only to increase its ambiguity. read more
