Thread:User talk:Armondikov/Language sucks/reply (5)

Which would be what a "term of art" is for. You have a laser-sharp definition, but concisely communicated. There is no scope for ambiguity because this is something invented for that process. It is perhaps one of the few times where a word can control people's thoughts, but only insomuch that they're thoughts are trying to grasp a concept, rather than a word. If I say "second law of thermodynamics" and you think of a dwarf in a yellow polka dot dress riding a horse, you clearly haven't understood the concept of the second law of thermodynamics.