Problem: S1: A snug ( or antihelix piercing ) is a piercing passing through the anti-helix of the ear from the medial to lateral surfaces .
S2: A snug ( or antihelix - piercing ) is a piercing that passes through the anti-helix of the ear from the medial to the lateral surfaces .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: yes

Problem: S1: The males are typically long but are sometimes too long and wide .
S2: The males are typically long and broad , but are sometimes up to long and wide .

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A: no

Problem: S1: The affine scaling direction can be used to define a heuristic to adaptively the centering parameter as :
S2: The affine scaling direction can be used to create a heuristic to adaptively define the centering parameter as

Do S1 & S2 convey the same information?

A:
no