What are the definition of the three terms used in Logic namely Univocal, Equivocal and Analogous?
Lesson Two The Use of Words Part I, L. 2 How do we use words? Words are signs of our concepts. But it is not always the case that we use one word to mean one concept. Because of our creativity, and because we arbitrarily decide to attach meaning to certain sounds, we are not completely limited in the way we use words to signify meanings. Sometimes we use more than one word to mean the same thing. An example is “little” and “small”, which both mean the same thing, though the sounds used are different. In other cases, we use one and the same word and attach different meanings to it. An example is “bark” meaning the sound a dog makes and meaning the outer surface of a tree. At times we use more than one word to refer to something which is actually understood to exist as a kind of unity. An example would be “Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico” which is signified by six words, yet understood to be one thing. In order to insure that no misunderstandings occur, for the sake of clar
