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uncertainty definition

un·cer·tainty (-tē)

noun

  1. lack of certainty; doubt
  2. pl. uncertainties -·ties something uncertain

Etymology: ME uncerteynte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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