1. Noun
The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
2. Noun
The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.
3. Noun
The power or explaining.
4. Noun
An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
5. Noun
The act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
6. Noun
A reasoned account of what evidence means.
An explanation of the meaning or significance of information, evidence or events. Signal when an account is interpretive rather than directly observed.
“An alternative interpretation is that the apparent effect reflects selection bias.”
Signal when an account is interpretive rather than directly observed
7. Noun
an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
8. Noun
an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
9. Noun
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
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