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Glossary:Uncertainty

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-The amount of possible inaccuracy.

-In the context of risk, uncertainty is a reflection of the measured or perceived possible range of outcomes associated with an event or process. Uncertainty can be expressed as deterministic quantitative value, a qualitative value, or as a probability distribution that combines a range of quantitative coefficients with the likelihood that any value in the range will occur.