intertranslation

noun

Translation between multiple things.

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Meanings

nounintertranslation (countable and uncountable, plural intertranslations)

plural intertranslations

  1. countableuncountableTranslation between multiple things.
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    If all our acceptable theories are on similar evidential footings (neither the theory nor the theory language is fixed by the relevant evidence) then the distinction between notationally indeterminate theories and underdetermined theories comes down to just the fact that intertranslation is possible in the former but not the latter.

    2008 September 6, Ian McDiarmid, “Underdetermination and Meaning Indeterminacy: What is the Difference?”, in Erkenntnis, volume 69, number 3, →DOI

Origin

From inter- + translation.

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APA

intertranslation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertranslation

MLA

“intertranslation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertranslation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertranslation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertranslation.

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