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uncertainty

noun(un-cer-tain-ty)

the quality or state of being uncertain : doubt

uncertainty

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something that is uncertain

uncertainty

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a principle in quantum mechanics: it is impossible to discern simultaneously and with high accuracy both the position and the momentum of a particle (such as an electron) —called also Heisenberg uncertainty principle

uncertainty

noun(un-cer-tain-ty)

uncertainty principle —called also Heisenberg's uncertainty principle

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