Noun: uncertainty ,ún'sur-t(u)n-tee
- The state of being unsettled or in doubt
"the uncertainty of the outcome";
- uncertainness, precariousness
- The state of being unsure of something
"The economic forecast was marked by uncertainty";
- doubt, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness
Derived forms: uncertainties
Type of: cognitive state, quality, state of mind
Encyclopedia: Uncertainty, Evolution, and Economic Theory