FrameBenignly comments on How many words do we have and how many distinct concepts do we have? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FrameBenignly 18 December 2014 07:28:33AM 0 points [-]

I'm reminded of Lojban which is a constructed language designed to be unambiguous. I think there's an underemphasis on semantics in a lot of fields. Errors like this should just not happen. I don't see much reason to require it outside of academia however. Where would life be without double entendre? Also, I don't think you realize how many different definitions of model there are.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 18 December 2014 07:34:55AM 2 points [-]

If you're never ambiguous, your vocabulary is too large.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 18 December 2014 10:28:41AM 0 points [-]

Also, I don't think you realize how many different definitions of model there are.

Leaving aside "Model" as a proper name, I think there is just one concept there, specialised in many different ways.