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Sep 26, 2019 · Vagueness (in the sense of indeterminacy) seems to be relevant for the understanding of the sentence only when situated in the predicate term. Although vague singular terms are conceivable, I argue that their eventual indeterminacy is not relevant (truth-value emerges from predication).
- Ana Escher
- anaescher@campus.ul.pt
- 2019
This chapter presents a definition of vagueness. Section 3.1 explains what the task of defining vagueness involves, and why this task is important. Section 3.2 examines and criticizes existing definitions of vagueness. Section 3.3 explains a key notion necessary for an understanding of the book's definition of vagueness.
May 7, 2021 · 2.1 What is vagueness? Vagueness is usually explained by reference to paradigmatically vague terms such as “blue”, “tall”, or “heap”. Moreover, three characteristics have been accepted in the literature as essential to vagueness.
- David Lanius
- 2021
Oct 27, 2016 · Fink 2010 defines a literature review as a systematic review of existing body of data that identifies, evaluates, and synthesizes for explicit presentation. Jesson, et al. 2011 defines the literature review as a critical description and appraisal of a topic.
Feb 8, 1997 · When it comes to robustness, vagueness resembles generality more than vagueness resembles ambiguity. Mathematical terms such as ‘prime number’ show that a term can be general without being vague. A term can also be vague without being general.
Related to clarity is communication vagueness. In fact, in the field of research in general and the field of social and behavioral sciences research in particular, it is necessary for literature reviewers to communicate with diverse audiences (e.g., researchers, practitioners, stakeholders).
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Oct 14, 2024 · A literature review is a review and synthesis of existing research on a topic or research question. A literature review is meant to analyze the scholarly literature, make connections across writings and identify strengths, weaknesses, trends, and missing conversations.
