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- adjective Of a
demonstration ,proof , orexplanation , missing important details or logical steps, perhaps instead appealing tocommon sense ,tradition ,intuition , or examples.
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Examples
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In a kind of handwavy way, he said that all the backend to handle that well is very complicated and has a ton of parts.
Blog Sirlin 2010
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By empathy with the TAs, I meant knowing what they were going to be anal about and what they were going to be very handwavy about when grading.
Failing Students Luis von Ahn 2009
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Same with his juveniles where the science is even more handwavy.
Strange Fiction 8 Hal Duncan 2006
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I was always dismayed by the sort of handwavy explanations of energy transfer in photosynthesis I received in college.
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I was always dismayed by the sort of handwavy explanations of energy transfer in photosynthesis I received in college.
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For a desktop redesign with a 6 hr genesis it is relatively concrete, its not handwavy, its not buzzword-y, its not taillight chasing.
Planet GNOME seth 2010
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I was always dismayed by the sort of handwavy explanations of energy transfer in photosynthesis I received in college.
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I was always dismayed by the sort of handwavy explanations of energy transfer in photosynthesis I received in college.
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I was always dismayed by the sort of handwavy explanations of energy transfer in photosynthesis I received in college.
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I was always dismayed by the sort of handwavy explanations of energy transfer in photosynthesis I received in college.
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