"I saw a bat in the corner." Does bat refer to a baseball bat,or a flying mammal? This confusion illustrates a problem of ______.

A) ambiguity
B) anomaly
C) synonymy
D) self-contradiction

Ambiguity

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; the lack of definitiveness or clarity in meaning or intention.

Baseball Bat

A piece of sporting equipment used in baseball to hit the ball after it is thrown by the pitcher.

Flying Mammal

Mammals capable of flight, with bats being the most well-known example, distinguished by their winged forelimbs.