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uncertainty
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As a noun, uncertainty means doubt.
Meanings of uncertainty
5 meaningsnoun
Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
Something uncertain or ambiguous.
mathematicsA parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.
Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
“the uncertainty of the outcome”
“the precariousness of his income”
Similar: uncertainness, precariousnessThe state of being unsure of something
Similar: doubt, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for uncertainty →noun: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
uncertainnessprecariousness
noun: the state of being unsure of something
Oppositescertainty
Words that rhyme with uncertainty
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