ambiguity
/ˌæmbɪˈgjuːəti/ noun [C or U] (plural ambiguities)Definition
› a situation in which something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion, or an example of this: We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands. There are still some ambiguities in the contract.
› the state of being uncertain: ambiguity about sth You need to clear up any ambiguity about the agency's fundamental purpose.
(Definition of ambiguity noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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