element of uncertainty

collocation in English

meaningsofelementanduncertainty

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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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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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(Definition ofelementanduncertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In reality, there will often exist anelementofuncertaintyabout a diagnosis.
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In reflection on these events it seems that anelementofuncertaintywithin the composition process was the cause of this phenomenon.
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Another factor which increases theelementofuncertaintyin the calculated peak pressures is the inconclusive nature of the information available about the minimum diameter of the cavity.
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It simply may add yet anotherelementofuncertaintyto a gray zone for which there is little accountability.
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An importantelementofuncertaintyin estimating emissions at the two formal plants concerns their actual levels of pollution abatement.
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But if politics retains an irreducibleelementofuncertainty, then we may be able to explain political interactions after the fact without predicting them before the fact.
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The slow physical deterioration that represented the ageing and dying of many residents was not dramatic, but contained anelementofuncertaintyregarding their final resolution through death.
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That is anotherelementofuncertaintythat has now been introduced.
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Here, also, there is anelementofuncertainty.
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There must be anelementofuncertaintyif anything is to be achieved.
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I hope it is all right—a largeelementofuncertainty: let us be safe.
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So thatelementofuncertaintywhich was used as an argument against us no longer exists.
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How can one recommend the system when thatelementofuncertaintyis even greater than before?
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To restrict the test to those in the immediate neighbourhood would introduce anelementofuncertainty.
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The amendment would introduce anelementofuncertaintyinto the system for prenotifiers.
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But recruiting is not the only factor where there is a considerableelementofuncertainty.
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That is bound to produce anelementofuncertaintyand delay.
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The word "may" standing where it does introduces anelementofuncertaintyinto, commercial transactions.
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There seems to be anelementofuncertaintyin this regard.
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