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open texture

open texture noun: a philosophical concept that refers to the universal possibility of imprecision in empirical statements.

Noun

open texture

  1. A philosophical concept that refers to the universal possibility of imprecision in empirical statements.
  2. The phenomenon that legal rules are a function of language and are thus subject to attempts at definition of vague or interpretative terms.

Origin of open texture

Coined by Austrian philosopher Friedrich Waismann in 1945.

Questions about open texture

What does open texture mean?
Open texture means a philosophical concept that refers to the universal possibility of imprecision in empirical statements.
What part of speech is open texture?
Open texture is a noun.

Words near open texture in the dictionary

  1. open syllable
  2. open syllables
  3. open system
  4. open systems
  5. open table
  6. open texture
  7. open the attack
  8. open the ball
  9. open the batting
  10. open the door
  11. open the face

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Adapted from Wiktionary: open texture (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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