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uncertainty


noun, plural un·cer·tain·ties for 2.

  1. the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
  2. an instance of uncertainty, doubt, etc.
  3. unpredictability; indeterminacy; indefiniteness.

noun plural -ties

  1. Also called: uncertainness the state or condition of being uncertain
  2. an uncertain matter, contingency, etc

n.late 14c., from uncertain + -ty.

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