The planetâs distance from the Sun also varies as it orbits. In fact, the Earth is never the same distance from the Sun from day to day. When the Earth is closest to the Sun, it is said to be at perihelion. This occurs around January 3rd each year, when the Earth is at a distance of about 147,098,074 km.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: ambiguity(Noun) Something liable to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context. His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position.
In the experiment, ambiguity comes from a loss of specificity and that is a true loss, just as in real life the loss of specificity in a word like disinterest (making it indistinguishable from uninterest) carries a loss in expressive power. Posted by: JanetK | August 19, 2008 at 01:38 AM.