Collocations for "uncertainty"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "uncertainty" in context.
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uncertainty
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- the principle of uncertainty
- was full of uncertainty
- filled her with uncertainty
- could see the uncertainty in her eyes
- could hear the uncertainty in his voice
- the experiment's level of uncertainty
- there is (still) a degree of uncertainty
- without any uncertainty
- to eliminate any (residual) uncertainty
- feeling uncertainty about the [plan, idea]
- uncertainty about [what, how, whether]
- there will always be a [level, degree] of uncertainty
- (only) [led to, resulted in, compounded the] uncertainty
- has been [plagued, hampered] by uncertainty throughout
- expressed their uncertainty (regarding)
- uncertainty in [Congress, Washington]
- the uncertainty associated with
- the uncertainty [surrounding, regarding, concerning]
- [political, economic] uncertainty
- was some uncertainty with the [measurements, numbers]
- the uncertainty principle
'uncertainty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):