According to definitions 1 and 6 for "point" in this dictionary:
def 1: a single fact, idea, or opinion that is part of an argument or discussion
def 6: a particular quality or feature that something or someone has
The definitions include the following example sentences:
def 1 sentence: They spent the evening discussing the finer points of (=the small details of) world politics.
def 6 sentence: They would spend hours discussing the finer points (=small details about qualities and features) of various cars.
It seems that the sentence for definition 1 could have the meaning of definition 6 and the sentence for definition 6 could have the meaning of definition 1. So, if I just write the following:
They spent hours discussing the finer points.
it seems there is no way to determine which definition of "point" to use here. Am I wrong?
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