1.2.1.1 The Ambiguity of words



Many words exist which everyone understands yet no one agrees on.

Take for instance the word pollution
this is a common buzz word today.


What does a polluted river mean??

Pollution is not precise.

Similar words are traffic congestion, inflationary economy etc. etc.

Ambiguity in words is not bad thing.
It is what poets and writers use to create their images
but it is not good for science.
This is where mathematics is useful.
Consider, for example,
Algebra.