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uncertainty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude |
| Type of | state of mind, cognitive state |
| Has types | irresolution, mental rejection, disbelief, distrust, mental reservation, misgiving, mistrust, peradventure, suspicion, incredulity, indecision, indecisiveness, reservation, arriere pensee, skepticism, suspense |
uncertainty::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | precariousness, uncertainness |
| Type of | quality |
| Has types | unpredictability, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuitousness, improbability, improbableness, indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indetermination, question, speculativeness |
the uncertainty of the outcome.
Examples of uncertainty
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The political uncertainty in Lisbon makes its economic future much more certain.
From the businessweek.com
In those moments of uncertainty, Filipinos took a stand and risked all they had.
From the cnn.com
The idea was that all uncertainty could be reduced to probability distributions.
From the businessweek.com
It's not just uncertainty about the legitimacy of the new research that rankles.
From the time.com
There is uncertainty in sending a manned mission to the moon, yet that happened.
From the forbes.com
There will be uncertainty regarding money, children and your social connections.
From the suntimes.com
Smith's reality consists of a nightly ritual whose only constant is uncertainty.
From the boston.com
The firing caps a month of uncertainty about Mr. Decarnin's future at the brand.
From the online.wsj.com
However, we think Mr Bramson's review leaves uncertainty hanging over the stock.
From the independent.co.uk
- Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
- Doubt: the state of being unsure of something
- (uncertain) lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
- (uncertain) unsealed: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
- (uncertain) changeable: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"
- Uncertainty is a 2008 indie drama film written, produced, and directed by American independent filmmakers Scott McGehee and David Siegel, and starring Lynn Collins and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It was first released at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
- Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction; Something uncertain or ambiguous; (mathematics) A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values
- (uncertain) not known for certain; questionable; not yet determined; undecided; variable and subject to change; fitful or unsteady; unpredictable or capricious
- (Uncertain) a fish stock that might be not overfished, overfished, or subject to overfishing, but for which there is inadequate or inappropriate information to make a reliable assessment of its status.
