uncertainty

Noun
Synonyms: uncertainnessprecariousnessdoubtincertitudedubietydoubtfulnessdubiousness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance“the uncertainty of the outcome”“the precariousness of his income”Synonyms: uncertainnessprecariousness
  2. the state of being unsure of somethingSynonyms: doubtincertitudedubietydoubtfulnessdubiousness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Uncertainties. [1913 Webster]

1.The quality or state of being uncertain. [1913 Webster]

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]
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