Q008 — ACH Matrix¶


Research	R0021 — Prompt engineering definitions
Run	2026-03-25
Query	Q008

Matrix¶

	H1: Vastly more ambiguous	H2: Gap overstated	H3: Real but context-dependent
SRC01-E01: "Set" 430 definitions; "run" 645	++	--	+
SRC02-E01: Polysemy pervasive, "notoriously difficult"	++	--	++

Legend: ++ Strongly supports · + Supports · -- Strongly contradicts · - Contradicts · N/A Not applicable

Diagnosticity Analysis¶

Most Diagnostic Evidence¶

Evidence ID	Why Diagnostic
SRC02-E01	The finding that polysemy is "notoriously difficult to treat both theoretically and empirically" is the most diagnostic — it eliminates H2 (gap overstated) while supporting both H1 (real gap) and H3 (context helps but doesn't solve).

Outcome¶

Hypothesis supported: H1 — Natural language is vastly more ambiguous than formal languages, with a quantifiable gap.

Hypotheses eliminated: H2 — The scale of polysemy (430-645 definitions per word) and research confirming it is "notoriously difficult" eliminate the "overstated" hypothesis.

Hypotheses inconclusive: H3 — Partially supported; context does help humans but does not eliminate the ambiguity for specifications.