What does the word “broad” here imply?
When I casually say "broad rules of the game" or "this is a very broad issue", "there are two broad types of people" what does the word "broad" in these contexts imply?
meaning grammar meaning-in-context phrase-meaning phrase-usage
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
|
show 3 more comments
When I casually say "broad rules of the game" or "this is a very broad issue", "there are two broad types of people" what does the word "broad" in these contexts imply?
meaning grammar meaning-in-context phrase-meaning phrase-usage
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
Rules that may have certain exceptions. Then you changed the question.
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Would you please explain in simple terms
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
Broad = including a wide range of things; general
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
How can a "rule" of some game include wide range of things?
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
General = considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed. Bye
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
|
show 3 more comments
When I casually say "broad rules of the game" or "this is a very broad issue", "there are two broad types of people" what does the word "broad" in these contexts imply?
meaning grammar meaning-in-context phrase-meaning phrase-usage
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
When I casually say "broad rules of the game" or "this is a very broad issue", "there are two broad types of people" what does the word "broad" in these contexts imply?
meaning grammar meaning-in-context phrase-meaning phrase-usage
meaning grammar meaning-in-context phrase-meaning phrase-usage
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
edited 57 mins ago
Rrrrhh
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
asked 1 hour ago
RrrrhhRrrrhh
134
134
Rules that may have certain exceptions. Then you changed the question.
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Would you please explain in simple terms
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
Broad = including a wide range of things; general
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
How can a "rule" of some game include wide range of things?
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
General = considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed. Bye
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
|
show 3 more comments
Rules that may have certain exceptions. Then you changed the question.
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Would you please explain in simple terms
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
Broad = including a wide range of things; general
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
How can a "rule" of some game include wide range of things?
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
General = considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed. Bye
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Rules that may have certain exceptions. Then you changed the question.
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Rules that may have certain exceptions. Then you changed the question.
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Would you please explain in simple terms
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
Would you please explain in simple terms
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
1
Broad = including a wide range of things; general
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Broad = including a wide range of things; general
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
How can a "rule" of some game include wide range of things?
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
How can a "rule" of some game include wide range of things?
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
1
General = considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed. Bye
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
General = considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed. Bye
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
|
show 3 more comments
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
Here's the question that has been asked:
"what does the word 'broad' in both these contexts imply?"
Something may imply one thing to one person and something else to others.
I'll take a stab at it.
"broad rules of the game" would be high level description of the rules.
For example, this is a game that involves three phases, gather, build, and attack."this is a very broad issue" is when a particular issue covers a wide range of factors or topics. For example, poverty is an issue that involves economic, political, psychological and historical factors just to name a few.
I'll be interested to see what "broad" implies to others.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "97"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f489227%2fwhat-does-the-word-broad-here-imply%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Here's the question that has been asked:
"what does the word 'broad' in both these contexts imply?"
Something may imply one thing to one person and something else to others.
I'll take a stab at it.
"broad rules of the game" would be high level description of the rules.
For example, this is a game that involves three phases, gather, build, and attack."this is a very broad issue" is when a particular issue covers a wide range of factors or topics. For example, poverty is an issue that involves economic, political, psychological and historical factors just to name a few.
I'll be interested to see what "broad" implies to others.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
add a comment |
Here's the question that has been asked:
"what does the word 'broad' in both these contexts imply?"
Something may imply one thing to one person and something else to others.
I'll take a stab at it.
"broad rules of the game" would be high level description of the rules.
For example, this is a game that involves three phases, gather, build, and attack."this is a very broad issue" is when a particular issue covers a wide range of factors or topics. For example, poverty is an issue that involves economic, political, psychological and historical factors just to name a few.
I'll be interested to see what "broad" implies to others.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
add a comment |
Here's the question that has been asked:
"what does the word 'broad' in both these contexts imply?"
Something may imply one thing to one person and something else to others.
I'll take a stab at it.
"broad rules of the game" would be high level description of the rules.
For example, this is a game that involves three phases, gather, build, and attack."this is a very broad issue" is when a particular issue covers a wide range of factors or topics. For example, poverty is an issue that involves economic, political, psychological and historical factors just to name a few.
I'll be interested to see what "broad" implies to others.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
Here's the question that has been asked:
"what does the word 'broad' in both these contexts imply?"
Something may imply one thing to one person and something else to others.
I'll take a stab at it.
"broad rules of the game" would be high level description of the rules.
For example, this is a game that involves three phases, gather, build, and attack."this is a very broad issue" is when a particular issue covers a wide range of factors or topics. For example, poverty is an issue that involves economic, political, psychological and historical factors just to name a few.
I'll be interested to see what "broad" implies to others.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
answered 1 hour ago
DavidDavid
11
11
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
New contributor
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
David is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
add a comment |
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
High level descriptions?
– Rrrrhh
58 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
And what does broad imply when I say there are two. Broad types of people?
– Rrrrhh
56 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Rrrrhh - it means if you want to go to a finer level of granularity there are many more than two, but one can create a classification system that reduces this down to two “broad” types.
– Jim
47 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
@Jim-So the meaning of the wors broad in this specific context i.e broad types is "general" and not "big", right?
– Rrrrhh
38 mins ago
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language & Usage Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f489227%2fwhat-does-the-word-broad-here-imply%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Rules that may have certain exceptions. Then you changed the question.
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
Would you please explain in simple terms
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
Broad = including a wide range of things; general
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago
How can a "rule" of some game include wide range of things?
– Rrrrhh
1 hour ago
1
General = considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed. Bye
– Keep these mind
1 hour ago