2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.
[1913 Webster]
Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
uncertainty — uncertainty, doubt, dubiety, dubiosity, skepticism, suspicion, mistrust can all mean a feeling of unsureness about someone or something. Uncertainty stresses the lack of certainty or certitude that may range from a mere falling short of these to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
uncertainty — un‧cer‧tain‧ty [ʌnˈsɜːtnti ǁ ɜːr ] noun [uncountable] a situation when what will happen in the future is likely to change, often in a way that is bad: • Exchange rate uncertainty is bound to reduce investment. uncertainty over/about • The… … Financial and business terms
uncertainty — [un sʉrt′ ntē] n. [ME uncerteynte] 1. lack of certainty; doubt 2. pl. uncertainties something uncertain SYN. UNCERTAINTY ranges in implication from a mere lack of absolute sureness [uncertainty about a date of birth ] to such vagueness as to… … English World dictionary
Uncertainty — Solicita una imagen para este artículo. Título Uncertainty Ficha técnica … Wikipedia Español
Uncertainty — est un film américain sorti en 2008 de style drame/thriller, écrit, produit et réalisé par Scott McGehee et David Siegel, deux réalisateurs indépendent. Les personnages principaux sont interprétés par Lynn Collins et Joseph Gordon Levitt. Il a… … Wikipédia en Français
uncertainty — I noun ambiguity, ambivalence, chance, confusion, contingency, darkness, desultoriness, dilemma, dimness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, equivocation, faintness, feebleness, gamble, hazard, hesitancy, hesitation, improbability, incertitude,… … Law dictionary
uncertainty — late 14c., from UNCERTAIN (Cf. uncertain) + TY (Cf. ty) … Etymology dictionary
uncertainty — [n] doubt, changeableness ambiguity, ambivalence, anxiety, bewilderment, concern, confusion, conjecture, contingency, dilemma, disquiet, distrust, doubtfulness, dubiety, guesswork, hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude, inconclusiveness, indecision … New thesaurus
uncertainty — ► NOUN (pl. uncertainties) 1) the state of being uncertain. 2) something that is uncertain or causes one to feel uncertain … English terms dictionary
Uncertainty — For the film of the same name, see Uncertainty (film). Certainty series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determinism Epistemology … Wikipedia
