In this paper we investigate variation in the translation of three vague quantifiers, many, some and a few between English and Chinese. Studies of ‘linguistic vagueness’ (sometimes called ‘language vagueness’ in previous research) regard vagueness as a general phenomenon in language. In this type of study, vagueness is often discussed – but not limited – to indeterminacy of the referential boun...

Vagueness has always been a problem for philosophers. This is true in a number of ways. One obvious way is that the vagueness inherent in much philosophical discourse has always lead to problems in the interpretation and criticism of philosophical arguments. This is a way in which the vagueness of language causes problems for philosophers. (We can call this “the practical problem of vagueness.”...

Many-Valued logics have been developed to represent mathematical model of imprecision, vagueness, uncertainty and ambiguity in the information. In real world each and every species is vague, human knowledge and the natural languages have a bunch of vagueness or imprecise information. This paper attempts to present three main theories of many-valued logics to treat the vagueness: Fuzzy Logic, Va...

Vagueness is a fundamental, pervasive, and characteristic feature of natural language meaning. Almost every predicate whose applicability depends on gradient properties—which includes most content words in every language—exhibits vague uncertainty in borderline cases. The Sorities Paradox (the Paradox of the Heap) is the hallmark of vagueness: how can infitessimal differences add up to a qualit...

Ambiguity and vagueness in clinical practice guidelines reduce the likelihood of clinician adherence. They lead to inconsistent interpretation and, in turn, to inappropriate practice variation and medical errors. Resolving ambiguity and vagueness is an essential step in the computerized implementation of clinical practice guidelines. Successful resolution of ambiguity and vagueness requires an ...

Vagueness is something everyone is familiar with. In fact, most people think that vagueness is closely related to language and exists only there. However, vagueness is a property of the physical world. Quantum computers harness superposition and entanglement to perform their computational tasks. Both superposition and entanglement are vague processes. Thus quantum computers, which process exact...