degree of uncertainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeanduncertainty
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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uncertainty
noun[C or U]
uk/ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ʌnˈsɝː.tən.ti/
a situation in which something is not known, or something that is not known ...
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As can be expected, these values are subject to a highdegreeofuncertainty.
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Although structures were forming, there was still a gooddegreeofuncertaintyand malleability.
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Further studies are needed to determine thedegreeofuncertaintyin these estimates.
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In fact, thisdegreeofuncertaintyought to have been unnecessary.
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Another problem associated with laboratory experiments is thedegreeofuncertaintyin the material properties themselves.
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This may be interpreted as a reflection of a higher level of economic activity or a lowerdegreeofuncertaintyin the model.
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On the one hand, its development has an active sociohistorical dimension, the existence of which suggests a certaindegreeofuncertainty.
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Second, some involve a highdegreeofuncertainty.
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The most appropriate method for addressing this problem is to allow for the possibility that there is somedegreeofuncertaintyor error in the calculation of horizon intersections.
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Perhaps the highdegreeofuncertaintysurrounding cost-effectiveness estimates of health technology early in its life-cycle precludes systematic application of this criterion.
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That is, the balance between the expected net benefit and thedegreeofuncertaintyis acceptable to the healthcare decision maker.
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They also indicate the nature of the uncertainties involved and possible ways of representing thedegreeofuncertaintyin terms of confidence intervals.
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Finally, virtually all important environmental issues have a largedegreeofuncertaintysurrounding the costs and benefits of alternative policy options.
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This helps to reduce somewhat the largedegreeofuncertaintyinherent in each method when applied independently.
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This can add adegreeofuncertaintyto the performance: if any cues are missed during the recorded sections, the ramifications will only be felt much later in the piece.
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As a general rule, l should decrease with thedegreeofuncertaintyabout user preferences, and increase with thedegreeofuncertaintyin the query.
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Depending on thedegreeofuncertaintyassociated with relative advantages of alternative choices, the model can produce one or more than one equilibrium state.
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It should be acknowledged that, even after additional evidence generation, there will continue to be somedegreeofuncertaintyand it may be that the level of evidence remains suboptimal.
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This assumption is associated with a highdegreeofuncertaintybecause of the lack of direct longer-term evidence in support.
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Therefore, without other information, it is difficult to determine the mineralogical composition of continental crust with a particular velocity at a particular depth without a significantdegreeofuncertainty.
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