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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
underdetermine .
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Examples
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The force of an utterance also underdetermines its content: Just from the fact that a speaker has made a promise, we cannot deduce what she has promised to do.
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And even if the LF of a sentence S underdetermines the logical form of the proposition a speaker expresses with S (on a given occasion of use), perhaps the LF provides a “scaffolding” that is somehow elaborated in particular contexts, with little or no mismatch between grammatical and propositional architecture.
Logical Form Pietroski, Paul 2009
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Just as content underdetermines force and force underdetermines content; so too even grammatical mood together with content underdetermine force.
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Content also underdetermines the decibel level at which we speak but this fact does not justify adding decibel level to our repertoire of core concepts for the philosophy of language.
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As we have seen, that A is an important component of communication, and that A underdetermines B, do not justify the conclusion that B is an important component of communication.
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That A is an important component of communication, and that A underdetermines B, do not justify the conclusion that B is an important component of communication.
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In short, Descartes 'reciprocity of transfer thesis underdetermines the outcome of his bodily collisions, as well as the capacity to apply, and make predictions from, the Cartesian collision rules.
Descartes' Physics Slowik, Edward 2009
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Still, that insight radically underdetermines what your column will say.
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First, the explanation in terms of emotional goods underdetermines the institution to be supported: other relationships, such as friendships, embody emotional goods.
Marriage and Domestic Partnership Brake, Elizabeth 2009
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Another way of putting the point is that the content of one's communicative act underdetermines the force of that act.
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