Difference between Equivocal and Ambiguous

EQUIVOCAL vs AMBIGUOUS: NOUN

A word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.
A word or term of doubtful meaning, or capable of different interpretations.

Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain.
Open to question
(Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:) Having two significations equally applicable; capable of double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful.
A chord which can be resolved into several distinct keys; one whose intervals, being all minor thirds, do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone or root; the chord of the diminished triad, and the diminished seventh.
Having two or more significations equally applicable; capable of double or multiple interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous; uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.
Uncertain as a sign or indication

Of persons: hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Vague and unclear.
Open to multiple interpretations.
Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal
Having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
Having more than one possible meaning
Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Open to more than one interpretation.
Doubtful or uncertain.

Being of doubtful signification; capable of being understood in different senses; ambiguous; doubtful: as, an equivocal word, term, or sense; an equivocal answer.
Of doubtful quality, origin, or significance; capable of being ascribed to different motives or causes; suspicious; dubious: as, an equivocal character; equivocal relations; an equivocal reputation.
Equivocating.
Synonyms Doubtful, Ambiguous, etc. (see obscure, a.); indeterminate.
Or of uncertain nature or significance
Or (often) intended to mislead

Of doubtful or uncertain nature; wanting clearness or definiteness; difficult to comprehend or distinguish; indistinct; obscure.
Of doubtful purport; open to various interpretations; having a double meaning; equivocal.
Wavering; undecided; hesitating: as, “ambiguous in all their doings,” Milton, Eikono-klastes (1649), p. 239.
Using obscure or equivocal language.
Synonyms Equivocal, etc. (see obscure), indeterminate, indefinite, indistinct, not clear, not plain, amphibolous, dubious, vague, enigmatical, dark, blind.
Or (often) intended to mislead
Or of uncertain nature or significance

Misleading, Dubious, Uncertain, Clear, Unambiguous, Vague, Unequivocal, Double, Forked, Indeterminate, Questionable, Inconclusive, Evasive, Ambivalent, Ambiguous

Left handed, Double edged, Double barrelled, Multi valued, Forked, Double, Unstructured, Multivalent, Oracular, Indeterminate, Enigmatic, Uncertain, Evasive, Ambivalent, Equivocal

Misleading, Dubious, Uncertain, Clear, Unambiguous, Vague, Unequivocal, Double, Forked, Indeterminate, Questionable, Inconclusive, Evasive, Ambivalent, Ambiguous

Left handed, Double edged, Double barrelled, Double barreled, Forked, Double, Unstructured, Multivalent, Oracular, Indeterminate, Enigmatic, Uncertain, Evasive, Ambivalent, Equivocal

Bayes factor was equivocal, weakly favoring the null hypothesis.
However, in English the word worship is equivocal.
She is equivocal about restoring ties with Fiji.
However, research to date has produced equivocal results.
It is no wonder research results are equivocal.
However, evidence for association with gout is equivocal.
My answer to this question must be equivocal.
Thepattern of results is equivocal even when distinguishingconsideration.
There are equivocal results in studies involving measures of stress in response to to be a major factor contributing to these equivocal findings.
Thus, HPV DNA testing may be helpful for the clarification of equivocal squamous and equivocal glandular cervical cytology results.

Ezra and Nehemiah are somewhat ambiguous on Yoder?
Also, some of the assignments could be ambiguous.
Moreover, the phrase is ambiguous here at best.
The net effect on government revenue is ambiguous, since the net effect on total seller revenue is ambiguous.
The dissenters said it was not ambiguous; the Chief Justice said it was ambiguous.
Ambiguous grammar is unlikely to be useful for a An inherently ambiguous language would be absolutely unsuitable as a programming language.
Therefore, perhaps a training setup that includes more phenomena than just a single ambiguous one can lead to better generalization on the ambiguous phenomenon.
Ambiguous requirements can be caused by missing requirements, ambiguous words, or introduced elements.
Establishing facts from ambiguous questions can result in ambiguous answers.
Is the experience ambiguous grief or ambiguous loss?