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TURB-id/ˈtɜːbɪd/

Turbid means cloudy or muddy, or confused: turbid methods copy, a turbid n. Cloudy (already in the dictionary) is everyday; muddled copy is not a finding.

Meaning

Cloudy or muddy; also confused (from cloudy, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “Turbid methods copy is not a finding; put the raw n in the cell.”
• “Cloudy is already in this course. Muddled is the close twin. Muddled copy is comms. A codebook line is methods. Write the raw number; then keep the copy if the clause still sits on a fact.”

Good to know

Cloudy; unclear. Everyday: cloudy (already in the dictionary). Muddled copy ≠ a finding.

Near in meaning

cloudy, muddy, opaque

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