indetermination

noun

Definition of indeterminationnext
as in uncertainty

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  1. uncertainty
  2. incertitude
  3. doubt
  4. consideration
  5. deliberation
Noun
  • This difference, which cannot easily be explained by random errors or uncertainties, is the Hubble tension.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But this slow and steady approach also stifles risk-taking as leaders hesitate to take big leaps, fearing failure or uncertainty.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude.
    New York Times, New York Times, 27 May 2021
  • In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2020
Definition of incertitude
Noun
  • But experts have expressed doubts on Moscow's ability or willingness to dedicate the resources necessary to save Assad amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • This is the music that carried us through break ups and mean girls, micro aggressions and self doubt, but also lifted us through mile 24 of a marathon and bachelorette weekends, slumber parties and carpool lines.
    Laura Trujillo, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of doubt
Noun
  • The thinking behind the group put forward for consideration starts with Antoine Budker’s 1874 classification of vineyards, in which seven key plots were identified - Aux Caves, Carquelin, La Rochelle, Les Thorins, Les Vérillats, Moulin-à-Vent, and Rochegrès.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • They are both being held without bail and will have their cases presented to the L.A. County district attorney’s office for filing consideration Monday.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of consideration
Noun
  • The main film competition for the fourth edition of the Red Sea Film festival is still to wrap deliberations and hand out its awards, with the jury led this year by Spike Lee.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Their lengthy deliberation – and the totality of the facts and the evidence – underscored why this case was put in front of a jury of Mr. Penny's peers.
    Jason Volack, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of deliberation
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