Re: Ambiguity and Conciseness?

On Wed, 24 Apr 2019 12:22:24 -0700
Rick Moen <rick-IyCrq+X4Fdq2oZ/[email protected]> wrote:

> Quoting Steve Litt ([email protected]):
> 
> > When discussing technical documentation or lack thereof, is it
> > correct to say that ambiguity and conciseness are opposites?  
> 
> No.  These are unrelated concepts.

Thanks Rick. You saved me from making a mistake. After viewing yours
and Michael's answers, I went on Dictionary.Com and looked up the
antonyms to Ambiguous: Explicit is the best answer. However, on the
theory that some technologists might not know the exact meaning of the
word Explicit (or Explicitness), I think I can also use "Clear and
Complete".

> But what on _earth_ is the context of this?

Unfortunately, I can't say just now (thereby violating your "how to ask
questions the smart way" document). But suffice it to say that by
saying "no", you answered my question.

> 
> Conciseness is pithiness, managing to say a thing in few words.
> Ambiguity is vagueness, either deliberate or accidental fuzziness.

I knew that, but wasn't conscious of it. Thanks for stating it so
explicitly, without any ambiguity!

SteveT