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tag: B7FJ8WNW1Y
kind: concept
name: Indeterminacy of translation
sources:
  - wikipedia: en:76765067@r1368301704
    locator: Glossary of logic, section I
    note: adopted
    mention: wikipedia://en/76765067#ZXWI
    sections: [Summary]
inventory: [X2QHBQ05KA]
---

## Summary

Inition proposed by W.V.O. Quine, suggesting that no unique translation between languages can be determined solely by empirical evidence, due to the underdetermination of theories by data.