Uncertainty
11Uncertainty — For the film of the same name, see Uncertainty (film). Certainty series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determinism Epistemology …
12uncertainty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, high (esp. AmE), significant, substantial ▪ The 1990s were a period of high uncertainty for businesses. ▪ fundamental …
13uncertainty */*/ — UK [ʌnˈsɜː(r)t(ə)ntɪ] / US [ʌnˈsɜrt(ə)ntɪ] noun Word forms uncertainty : singular uncertainty plural uncertainties 1) a) [uncountable] a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen a week of anxiety and uncertainty… …
14uncertainty — un|cer|tain|ty [ ʌn sɜrtnti ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a nervous feeling you have because you think bad things might happen: a week of anxiety and uncertainty uncertainty about/over/as to: Minimize uncertainty about the future by taking expert advice …
15uncertainty — noun 1) the uncertainty of the stock market Syn: unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness, chanciness, precariousness, changeability, variability, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice Ant: predictability 2) uncer …
16Uncertainty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Uncertainty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 uncertainty uncertainty incertitude doubt Sgm: N 1 doubtfulness doubtfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 dubiety dubiety dubitation dubitancy| dubitousness GRP …
17uncertainty — n. uncertainty about, as to (there was no uncertainty about the matter; there is still some uncertainty as to whether they are coming) * * * [ʌn sɜːt(ə)ntɪ] as to (there was no uncertainty about the matter; there is still some uncertainty as to… …
18uncertainty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. incertitude, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The mental state of being uncertain] Syn. perplexity, doubt, dubiety, dubiosity, skepticism, puzzlement, quandary, mystification, guesswork, conjecture,… …
19uncertainty — noun Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being uncertain ; doubt 2. something that is uncertain Synonyms: uncertainty, doubt, dubiety, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust mean lack of sureness about someone or something. uncertainty may… …
20Uncertainty — You may be uncertain why uncertainty deserves a place in a medical dictionary but some would say that uncertainty is a key element in medicine. The core predicament of medicine the thing that makes being a patient so wrenching, being a doctor so… …