equivocation
nounEtymology
c. 1380, from Middle English equivocacion, from Old French equivocation, from Medieval Latin aequivocātiō, from aequivocō, from Late Latin aequivocus (“ambiguous, equivocal”), from Latin aequus (“equal”) + vocō (“call”); a calque of Ancient Greek ὁμωνυμία (homōnumía).
- derived from aequus
- derived from aequivocus
- derived from aequivocātiō
- derived from equivocation
- inherited from equivocacion
Definitions
A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and…
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
- Federal courts have mostly ruled against the executive branch in such cases. The equivocation that has characterized the [Trump] administration’s legal responses to date is turning into objection and refusal.
The neighborhood
- neighboramphiboly
- neighborevasion
- neighborevasiveness
- neighborprevarication
- neighborequivoque
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at equivocation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at equivocation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at equivocation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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