Dissonance of terminology (jargon) exists even among the scientific community.
Science journalist Carl Zimmer says "A heap of technical details does not help people understand. Even people with Ph.D.'s in one field may not understand the details from another. The perfect cannot be the enemy of good."
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Dissonance of terminology (jargon) exists even among the scientific community.
Dissonance of terminology (jargon) exists even among the scientific community.