In semantics, semiotics, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and metasemantics, meaning "is a relationship between two sorts of things: signs and the kinds of things they intend, express, or signify".The types of meanings vary according to the types of the thing that is being represented. Namely:
There are the things, which might have meaning;
There are things that are also signs of other things, and so, are always meaningful (i.e., natural signs of the physical world and ideas within the mind);
There are things that are necessarily meaningful such as words and nonverbal symbols.The major contemporary positions of meaning come under the following partial definitions of meaning:
Psychological theories, involving notions of thought, intention, or understanding;
Logical theories, involving notions such as intension, cognitive content, or sense, along with extension, reference, or denotation;
Message, content, information, or communication;
Truth conditions;
Usage, and the instructions for usage; and
Measurement, computation, or operation.
Comparing "in a couple of weeks" and "in a couple of weeks' time", are there situations where one or the other would be slightly more suitable by way of more nuanced meaning?
I thought vile meant "very unpalatable," as in a vile concoction. But the dictionary says the meaning is "wicked." Oh well. Wrong again. I guess it is close to villain, maybe that should have been a clue.
For this problem,
I don't understand what it means by the notation of a "stationary" observer. I thought there was no such thing as absolute rest. Does someone please know whether it means stationary with respect to the object?
Thanks!
As there appears to be no consensus about the meaning of probability in a deterministic model, I am asking what the sticking point is?
That's all really.
I know that surplus is extra.
What is the meaning of it in the text below:
Jack Cohen realized in 1919 that he could profits from selling war surplus groceries and, in fact, Cohen started from a stall in East End of London. Tesco as a brand did not appear until 1924, when Cohen bought from T.E...
What is the meaning of the expression procedural grounds in the text:
Butler attended Boise State University for a year.[9] In 1991, Butler was convicted of assault during his freshman year of college.[5] His appeal was unsuccessful on procedural grounds, as a judge ruled that Butler's defense...
“Every meter, every kilometer costs lives. You can do something really fast, but the field is mined to the ground,” he said.
From the link: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/01/world/wagner-losses-ukraine-zelensky-prigozhin-intl-hnk/index.html
What is the meaning of being mined to the ground?
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I look in the Dictionary and his definitions is:
Avoke = To call from or back again
I don't understand nothing. Can someone explain to me the definition (i.e. in other words).
Thanks in Advance.