Definitions for uncertainty
ʌnˈsɜr tn tiun·cer·tain·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousnessnoun

   being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

   "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

2. doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousnessnoun

   the state of being unsure of something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. uncertaintynoun

   doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.

2. uncertaintynoun

   Something uncertain or ambiguous.

3. uncertaintynoun

   A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncertaintynoun

   1. Dubiousness; want of knowledge.

   All great concernments must delays endure;
   Rashness and haste make all things unsecure;
   And if uncertain thy pretensions be,
   Stay till fit time wear out uncertainty. John Denham.

   You common cry of curs, whose breath I hate,
   Here then remain with your uncertainty;
   Let ev’ry feeble rumour shake your hearts. William Shakespeare.

   That which makes doubtfulness and uncertainty in the signification of some, more than other words, is the difference of ideas they stand for. John Locke.

   2. Contingency; want of certainty.

   God’s omniscience is a light shining into every dark corner, stedfastly grasping the greatest and most slippery uncertainties. Robert South, Sermons.

   3. Something unknown.

   Our shepherd’s case is every man’s case, that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty, and leaps from the honest business he was brought up to, into a trade he has no skill in. Roger L'Estrange.

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1. uncertainty

   Uncertainty refers to the state of being uncertain or unsure, lacking complete certainty or absolute knowledge about something. This mainly occurs due to the lack of information, predictability, or clarity, leading to ambiguity or potential outcomes being unpredictable or unknown. In various fields such as physics, economics, statistics, and philosophy, uncertainty has specific interpretations but generally, it conveys similar notions of doubt, variability, and risk.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncertaintynoun

   the quality or state of being uncertain

2. Uncertaintynoun

   that which is uncertain; something unknown

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncertainty

   Uncertainty is a term used in subtly different ways in a number of fields, including physics, philosophy, statistics, economics, finance, insurance, psychology, sociology, engineering, and information science. It applies to predictions of future events, to physical measurements that are already made, or to the unknown.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Uncertainty

   The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.

Matched Categories

1. • Quality

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'uncertainty' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4149

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'uncertainty' in Nouns Frequency: #1514

How to pronounce uncertainty?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say uncertainty in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of uncertainty in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of uncertainty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of uncertainty in a Sentence

1. Shawn Cruz:

   There's added uncertainty, the tariffs are not just between the U.S. and China. Now you have North America and the euro zone. The market is even more sensitive to that, when it had already been on edge.

2. Yang Yan:

   Trump's impeachment inquiry also raises uncertainty surrounding his foreign policy, the market is assessing how this political turbulence may affect his ability and position to impose further sanctions on Iran, which will have significant impact on global oil supply.

3. Donald Trump:

   Whatever uncertainty exists today will exist tomorrow also.

4. Ilan Solot:

   There are a lot of cross currents for emerging markets, with the dollar (moves) and oil prices so volatile, the dollar trend is the biggest uncertainty there is.

5. Thomas Hayes:

   The last few weeks there’s some uncertainty with Delta, so the market is really looking forward to estimates.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uncertainty
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Uncertainty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=uncertainty
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncertainty
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=uncertainty