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ambiguity [‚am·bə′gyü·əd·ē]

(electronics)

The condition in which a synchro system or servosystem seeks more than one null position.

(navigation)

The condition in which navigation coordinates derived from a navigational instrument define more than one point, direction, line of position, or surface of position.

Ambiguity

Delphic oracle

ultimate authority in ancient Greece; often speaks in ambiguous terms. [Gk. Hist.: Leach, 305]

Iseult’s vow

pledge to husband has double meaning. [Arth. Legend: Tristan]

Loxias

epithet of Apollo, meaning “ambiguous” in reference to his practically uninterpretable oracles. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmer-man, 26]

Pooh-Bah

different opinion for every one of his offices. [Br. Opera: The Mikado, Magill I, 591–592]

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