uncertainty
un·cer·tainty
noun
1.
- “the uncertainty of the outcome”
Origin
From Middle English uncerteynte; equivalent to un- + certainty or uncertain + -ty.
Phrases
- cone of uncertainty
- corridor of uncertainty
- Heisenberg uncertainty principle
- Knightian uncertainty
- uncertainty aversion
- uncertainty principle
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