fuzzy
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: computing
computing-theory
engineering
government
mathematics
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
sciences
war
Etymology: Uncertain. Apparently from fuzz + -y, though some sources suggest that fuzz derives from fuzzy. Compare fozy, or Low German fussig (“loose; spongy”).
Base: fuzz
Affixes: -y
Inflected forms:
form: fuzzier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: fuzziest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: fuzzies
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Covered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.
pos: adj
gloss: Vague or imprecise.
pos: adj
examples: My recollection of that event is fuzzy.
In particular, a very crisp quantifier such as “for all,” “there exists,” “at least 50 percent” tend to have less disperse weighting vectors while fuzzier quantifiers such as many tend to have a more disperse weighting vector.
Trying to help a high school senior get into his dream school, Laurie Kopp Weingarten called the college to emphasize that the boy should be able to lay claim to the latest, and fuzziest, of all admissions hooks: being a first-generation student.
gloss: Not clear; unfocused.
pos: adj
examples: I finally threw out a large stack of fuzzy photos.
gloss: Warm and comforting; affectionate.
pos: adj
examples: Cooper has a strong sense of Welsh place; she has also a strong sense of the responsibilities of belonging. To belong is not merely a nice, fuzzy feeling; rather it means that there are grave duties to perform and serious moral battles to be fought […].
It had been a long time since anyone had sent her a gift, […]. And it was a long time since anything she'd received from someone had made her feel that fuzzy inside.
gloss: Employing or relating to fuzzy logic.
pos: adj
gloss: A very small piece of plush material such as lint.
pos: noun
tags: in-plural
often
examples: You've got a fuzzy on your coat.
gloss: Something covered with fuzz or hair, as an animal or plush toy.
pos: noun
examples: If you don't yet have a ferret, this book can help you decide whether a fuzzy is for you.
gloss: A person, especially a college student, interested in humanities or social sciences, as opposed to one interested in mathematics, science, or engineering.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: A "fuzzy" on the other hand is a "people person," — someone who prefers studying the humanities or social sciences, someone who sees the world in broad contextual terms.
If you majored in the humanities or social sciences, you were a fuzzy, and if you majored in engineering or computer science, you were a techie.
gloss: A soldier with the rank of private.
pos: noun
tags: slang
gloss: A police officer.
pos: noun
tags: slang
Derived words: fuzzification
fuzzified
fuzzify
fuzzily
fuzziness
fuzzy-ball
fuzzy concept
fuzzy control
fuzzy controller
fuzzy dark matter
fuzzy dice
fuzzy die
fuzzy duck
fuzzy end of the lollipop
fuzzy-headed
fuzzyheaded
fuzzyism
fuzzy logic
fuzzy math
fuzzy mathematics
fuzzy measure
fuzzy melon
fuzzy-minded
fuzzy navel
fuzzy over
fuzzy relation
fuzzy search
fuzzy set
fuzzy-wuzzy
fuzzy wuzzy
L-fuzzy
neurofuzzy
nonfuzzy
scuzzy
unfuzzy
warm fuzzy
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