eksplisittness

Eksplisittness is the quality or state of being explicit: clearly and directly stated, with meaning made unambiguous and accessible. It emphasizes explicit information, assumptions, and criteria, and contrasts with implicit or inferred content.

The form eksplisittness appears as a nonstandard or coined variant of explicitness. In standard English, the common noun is explicitness (or explicitness as an adjective-noun pair). The root explicit derives from Latin explicare, meaning to unfold or explain; the affix -ness forms a noun describing a characteristic.

In philosophy and logic, eksplisittness concerns how fully an argument’s premises and conclusions are stated rather than left to inference. In linguistics, it relates to explicit content in discourse—parts of meaning that are overtly expressed—versus implicature, which depends on context and shared knowledge. In mathematics and computer science, explicitness distinguishes explicit formulas or definitions from implicit or recursive ones. An explicit expression for a sequence, such as a_n = 2^n, directly specifies the nth term, while a recursive definition specifies terms based on earlier terms.

Examples of high eksplisittness include technical instructions with step-by-step procedures, explicit consent forms, or metadata that clearly describes data provenance. Low eksplisittness appears in terse summaries, assumptions left unstated, or communications that rely heavily on context.

Limitations and notes: while explicitness can reduce ambiguity and misinterpretation, excessive or unnecessary explicitness can hinder readability or privacy. Some domains value tacit knowledge and inferred meaning, and cultural norms influence preferred levels of explicitness. Overall, eksplisittness describes how openly information is stated and how readily it can be understood without additional inference.