Uncertainty: there is a distinct answer but I don’t know it for sure. Ambiguity: this word/sentence/representation could mean different things, depending on context. Nebulousity: this is inherently fuzzy, so there is no precise, correct answer.
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because the "answer" in this case is a matter of convention, and conventions take time to arrive at?
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yes, that does make sense of it!
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Looking only at this tiny excerpt, it reads like history will choose the canonical definition with no explicit claim that a correct one exists.

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Kicking the can tho. The lack of option for nebulous-as-canon is the point, as I read it anyway.
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