clarification

/,klærifi'keiʃn/
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clarification

The teacher provides a clarification of the concept on the whiteboard.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible: "clarification" refers to the process of removing ambiguity or uncertainty from something, making it clearer and easier to understand.
    • An explanation or interpretation that resolves confusion: It can also refer to a specific statement or comment that provides this understanding.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun:
    • The manager provided a helpful clarification of the new policy. (The manager gave an explanation that made the new policy easier to understand.)
    • I need some clarification on what you meant in your email. (I require an explanation to resolve my confusion about your email's meaning.)
    • The spokesperson issued a clarification to correct the earlier misleading statement. (The spokesperson released a statement to make the facts clear and correct the error.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To seek clarification": to ask for an explanation to resolve confusion.
    • If the instructions are unclear, do not hesitate to seek clarification.
  • "For the sake of clarification": used to introduce a statement intended to make something clearer.
    • For the sake of clarification, the meeting starts at 9 AM, not 10 AM.
Variants and Related Words
  • Clarify (verb): to make a statement or situation clear or understandable.
    • Could you clarify your main point?
  • Clarifying (adjective): serving to make something clear.
    • She asked a clarifying question.
Synonyms
  • Explanation: a statement that makes something clear.
  • Elucidation: explanation that makes something clear and easy to understand (more formal).
  • Explication: a detailed explanation of the meaning of something.
Related Phrases
  • Point of clarification: a specific issue or question that needs to be made clear.
    • I have one point of clarification regarding the budget figures.
clarification

The teacher provides a clarification of the concept on the whiteboard.

Noun
  1. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
  2. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
    • the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook

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