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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
− | '''Uncertainty''' is defined as the lack of knowledge. Any situation in which the current state of knowledge is such that: the order or nature of things is unknown; the consequences, extent, or magnitude of circumstances, conditions, or events is unpredictable; and, credible probabilities to possible outcomes cannot be assigned. | + | '''Uncertainty''' is defined as the lack of knowledge. |
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+ | Any situation in which the current state of knowledge is such that: the order or nature of things is unknown; the consequences, extent, or magnitude of circumstances, conditions, or events is unpredictable; and, credible probabilities to possible outcomes cannot be assigned. | ||
Uncertainty can result from lack of information or from disagreement about what is known or even knowable. | Uncertainty can result from lack of information or from disagreement about what is known or even knowable. | ||
[[Category:Uncertainty]] | [[Category:Uncertainty]] |
Revision as of 15:50, 22 May 2021
Definition
Uncertainty is defined as the lack of knowledge.
Any situation in which the current state of knowledge is such that: the order or nature of things is unknown; the consequences, extent, or magnitude of circumstances, conditions, or events is unpredictable; and, credible probabilities to possible outcomes cannot be assigned.
Uncertainty can result from lack of information or from disagreement about what is known or even knowable.