The removal of ambiguity.
disambiguation
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for disambiguation.
Editorial note
Adjectives tend to stick around longer than necessary for disambiguation, but that doesn't mean they are useless.
Quick take
The removal of ambiguity.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of disambiguation gathered in one view.
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for disambiguation.
noun
The removal of ambiguity.
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
Example sentences
Adjectives tend to stick around longer than necessary for disambiguation, but that doesn't mean they are useless.
Then you can save a few hundred thousand in attention to someone very stuck in disambiguation?
The disambiguation is lazily evaluated (sometimes at significant expense) by the tax courts, or you can request an evaluation ahead of time in a private letter ruling (at very reasonable expense).
Or, are you saying that it is never worth worrying about naming/abbreviation clashes, because you can always trust on the disambiguation by context?
We also use it to build our own category and disambiguation pages, e.g.
I fully expected to be directed to the article in the disambiguation at the top, about Asimov's Foundation series.
So many people here obsessed with making some kind of technical disambiguation.
OCaml has had type-directed record disambiguation for a few versions now.
If disambiguation is necessary then quoting the entire sentence is clearer.
There's some occasional glitches in the algo (I need to fix some of the disambiguation data), but it usually gives reasonable results.
Encouraging some disambiguation would help.
I wonder if they use wikipedia for the disambiguation.
Quote examples
For disambiguation: it is better to say "plantains are staples in many parts of Africa" since they are cooked.
I was at that same Wikipedia article, but I got there from the "Functor" disambiguation page.
Wikipedia doesn't have a disambiguation page for "steak", and I am really guessing you didn't mean a thick juicy cut of loin from premium Australian beef, done medium rare.
Thanks, I got confused because in Wikipedia disambiguation page it says "Bassoon, variously called fagotto, faggot, fagott, fagot".
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use disambiguation in a sentence?
Adjectives tend to stick around longer than necessary for disambiguation, but that doesn't mean they are useless.
What does disambiguation mean?
The removal of ambiguity.
What part of speech is disambiguation?
disambiguation is commonly used as noun.