Quote: a name is a rigid designator in all possible worlds, while a description may differ in other worlds

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[On defining a standard meter stick:] Even if this is the only standard … the phrase 'the length of S at t0'. … in the actual world happens to be the … t0' does not designate anything rigidly. In some … strains had been applied to it.   Google-1   Google-2

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