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[GoldfishLord]

'As' is used to express the reason or cause. So, it has a similar meaning to 'because, since.'

Source: https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/767/as

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Does "a" suggest that there are other meanings or does it suggest that there are other similar meanings?

 

[teechar]

The word "meaning" in the above is a countable singular noun. Thus, it needs a determiner (in this case, it's the indefinite article "a").
The sentence is just saying that the meaning of "as" is similar to "since" or "because".
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[GoldfishLord]

Does "It has a similar meaning to 'because, since" mean that it has the similar meaning to 'because, since' and that it may also has another similar meaning?

 

[jutfrank]

Are you asking what indefinites articles do?

They make it clear that the following noun is one individual thing. In this case, the 'one thing' is the particular meaning of the word 'as' in its use to express a cause.

 

[GoldfishLord]

Is the reason "a" is used before "different meaning" because it may have another similar meaning in addition to the similar meaning to "because, since'?

 

[jutfrank]

No.

 

[GoldfishLord]

Does the "a" in "a similar meaning" indicate that it has just another meaning in addition to the similar meaning to "because, since'?

 

[jutfrank]

No. It indicates that this is one individual meaning in a world of other meanings.

I have a cat.

My cat is one individual thing in a world where other cats also exist.

 

[GoldfishLord]

The adjective "clever" is causing a problem here.

I have a clever cat.
1. My clever cat is one individual clever cat in a world where other clever cats also exist.
2. My clever cat is one individual clever cat in a world where other cats also exist.

Which is correct?

 

[5jj]

#2.

 

[GoldfishLord]

• He occupies an office on the sixth floor of Herter Hall a building that resembles a modern bureaucratic fortress.

Source: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/834013810/

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Does "an" imply that there is another office on the sixth floor?

 

[tedmc]

• He occupies an office on the sixth floor of Herter Hall a building that resembles a modern bureaucratic fortress.

Source: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/834013810/

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Does "an" imply that there is another office on the sixth floor?

Not necessarily so. His office could be the only one, or one of many offices on that floor, or in the whole building, or in the locality. It just means "one of many others".

 

[GoldfishLord]

According to Kolb, concrete experience provides information that serves as a basis for reflection.

Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/experiential-learning-2795154

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I wonder if what you said applies to an uncountable noun.
Does "reflection" indicate that it is one individual thing in a world of other reflection?

 

[jutfrank]

Does "reflection" indicate that it is one individual thing ... ?

No. Uncountable nouns do not denote one individual thing. Countable nouns denote one individual thing.

 

[GoldfishLord]

1. What is the reason "reflection" is used instead of "the reflection"?
2. Does "reflection" denote one individual group in a world of other groups?

 

[Flask]

'As' is used to express the reason or cause. So, it has a similar meaning to 'because, since.'

Source: https://langeek.co/en/grammar/course/767/as

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Does "a" suggest that there are other meanings or does it suggest that there are other similar meanings?

To have a similar meaning to "because" or "since" is to have a meaning similar to that of "because" or "since." In the set of word meanings (meanings that words have), "as" has a meaning; its meaning is similar to the meaning of "because" or "since."

 

[jutfrank]

1. What is the reason "reflection" is used instead of "the reflection"?

There's no need to specify in this case. We only use definite articles to make specific reference.

2. Does "reflection" denote one individual group in a world of other groups?

No.

Study the basic difference in meaning between countable and uncountable nouns.

a cat = one individual 'thing' in the world
water = this is not one individual thing, but a kind of 'stuff'

 

[GoldfishLord]

Johns' model is comprehensive and allows for reflection that touches on many important elements.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflective_practice

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What is the reason "reflection" is used instead of "the reflection"?

 

[jutfrank]

What is the reason "reflection" is used instead of "the reflection"?

We only use 'the' to make specific reference. Here there's no need for specific reference.

Go back and study again what definite articles do.

water = non-specific
the water = specific

 

[GoldfishLord]

Creativity is commonly defined as the production of ideas that are both novel (original, new) and useful (appropriate, feasible). Ideas that are original but not useful are irrelevant, and ideas that are useful but not original are unremarkable. While this definition is widely used in research, an important aspect of creativity is often ignored: Generating creative ideas rarely is the final goal. Rather, to successfully solve problems or innovate requires one or a few good ideas that really work, and work better than previous approaches. This requires that people evaluate the products of their own or each other’s imagination, and choose those ideas that seem promising enough to develop further, and abandon those that are unlikely to be successful.

Source: The Oxford Handbook of Group Creativity and Innovation
Paul B. Paulus, Bernard A. Nijstad

Does "an" suggest that there is another important aspect of creativity?