Borderlineness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being borderline. uncountable

    "We turn next to the puzzle of borderlineness: If Harry is intermediate between clear cases and clear noncases of baldness, “Is Harry bald?” seems to have no good, direct, answer."

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"We turn next to the puzzle of borderlineness: If Harry is intermediate between clear cases and clear noncases of baldness, “Is Harry bald?” seems to have no good, direct, answer."

Etymology

From borderline + -ness.

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