• xor
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    3 months ago

    It’s saying that it uses terminology that is well-understood, specific and explicit within the field, but depends on a common understanding of the language used. So people outside the field are unable to understand it, even though they would be able to understand the actual concepts.

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      3 months ago

      I agree that that’s probably what it’s trying to say, but I don’t think it actually says that.