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uncertain
(encz) | uncertain,nejistý |
uncertain
(encz) | uncertain,neurčitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Uncertain
(gcide) | Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\ ([u^]n*s[~e]r"t[i^]n), a. [Pref. un- not
+ certain. Cf. Incertain.]
1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in
mind; distrustful. --Chaucer.
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Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . .
. is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.
--Tillotson.
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2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an
uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
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O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The
fashion of uncertain evils." --Milton.
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From certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden.
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4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
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Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. --Dryden.
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Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone.
--Gay.
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Syn: See Precarious.
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Uncertain
(gcide) | Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr.
uncertain, a.]
To make uncertain. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.
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uncertain
(wn) | uncertain
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and
his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps";
"an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with
uncertain fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure,
incertain] [ant: certain(p), sure]
2: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an
uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans
are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain
consequences"; "without further evidence his story must
remain uncertain" [ant: certain(p)]
3: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
[syn: unsealed, uncertain] [ant: certain, sealed]
4: not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is
uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" [ant:
certain, sure]
5: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is
uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and
sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn:
changeable, uncertain, unsettled]
6: not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of
events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
7: ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no
uncertain terms" |
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uncertainty
(mass) | uncertainty
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in no uncertain terms
(encz) | in no uncertain terms, |
uncertain
(encz) | uncertain,nejistý uncertain,neurčitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainly
(encz) | uncertainly,nejistě adv: Zdeněk Brožuncertainly,váhavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainness
(encz) | uncertainness, n: |
uncertainties
(encz) | uncertainties,nejasnosti n: Zdeněk Brožuncertainties,nejistoty n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainty
(encz) | uncertainty,nejistota uncertainty,neurčitost n: Zdeněk Brož |
uncertainty analysis
(encz) | uncertainty analysis,analýza nejistot [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačuncertainty analysis,analýza neurčitosti [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
uncertainty factor (uf)
(encz) | uncertainty factor (UF),faktor nejistoty [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
uncertainty principle
(encz) | uncertainty principle, n: |
Uncertainly
(gcide) | Uncertainly \Un*cer"tain*ly\, adv.
In an uncertain manner.
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Uncertainties
(gcide) | Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Uncertainties.
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1. The quality or state of being uncertain.
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2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.
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Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a
moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange.
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Uncertainty
(gcide) | Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. Uncertainties.
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1. The quality or state of being uncertain.
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2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.
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Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a
moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange.
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uncertain
(wn) | uncertain
adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;
"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and
his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps";
"an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with
uncertain fingers" [syn: uncertain, unsure,
incertain] [ant: certain(p), sure]
2: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an
uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans
are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain
consequences"; "without further evidence his story must
remain uncertain" [ant: certain(p)]
3: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
[syn: unsealed, uncertain] [ant: certain, sealed]
4: not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is
uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" [ant:
certain, sure]
5: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is
uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and
sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn:
changeable, uncertain, unsettled]
6: not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of
events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
7: ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no
uncertain terms" |
uncertainly
(wn) | uncertainly
adv 1: in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the
exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on
his legs" [syn: unsteadily, falteringly,
uncertainly] [ant: steadily, steady]
2: showing lack of certainty; "he paused uncertainly" |
uncertainness
(wn) | uncertainness
n 1: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the
uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his
income" [syn: uncertainty, uncertainness,
precariousness] [ant: certainty, foregone conclusion,
sure thing] |
uncertainty
(wn) | uncertainty
n 1: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the
uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his
income" [syn: uncertainty, uncertainness,
precariousness] [ant: certainty, foregone conclusion,
sure thing]
2: the state of being unsure of something [syn: doubt,
uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness,
dubiousness] [ant: certainty] |
uncertainty principle
(wn) | uncertainty principle
n 1: (quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to
measure both energy and time (or position and momentum)
completely accurately at the same time [syn: {uncertainty
principle}, indeterminacy principle] |
UNCERTAINTY
(bouvier) | UNCERTAINTY. That which is unknown or vague. Vide Certainty.
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