Definition:
Concept Number: *310
English Master: Uncertainity
Synonyms, Variations & Acronyms: none
Detailing
We are “uncertain” as to whether the current or future reality is better or worse (than the observed or estimated value of an Attribute) and, by how much it differs
Illustrations
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Type
Scalar Metric
Domain: Value-Decision
Examples
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Notes
The reason behind the uncertainty could be either the expected, known variance in the results, or it could be the Product-Value (accuracy, reliability, precision and relevance) of the measuring or estimating method, or both.
Keyed-Icons
±?
“Deviation, “±” and Doubt, “?”.”
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Related-Concepts
Risk *309. A “risk” is a factor that could Result in a future negative consequence.
An uncertainty becomes a “risk” when it implies a potential that a future Result will be negative in relation to a planned or estimated target. (I am well aware of the field definitions used in Economics for Risk and uncertainty [BERNSTEIN96], and the history of making a distinction (for example, the Work of Frank Knight and J. M. Keynes). However, the definitions here are tailored to System Engineering purposes, rather than Economics.)
History-of-Concept
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