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"Context dependent" is basically the definition of ambiguity.


No, I'd say ambiguous means "context dependent" and the context is unclear.

Pronouns like you/me/he/she/they/them are context dependent in everyday English writing but they're only ambiguous when the context is unclear, otherwise most people have no trouble dealing with them at all!


I guess what I’m saying is that since there’s always a context, ambiguity stemming from uninspired naming is never an issue in practice.




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