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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

incerteza

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ĩ.seʁˈte.zɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Uncertainty/ʌnˈsɜːr.tən.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A incerteza sobre o resultado deixou todos nervosos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being uncertain; doubt or lack of conviction.

    "There was a sense of uncertainty in the air as the team awaited the results."
  2. 2

    A situation or condition that is not known or predictable.

    "The uncertainty of the weather made planning the outdoor event difficult."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English term 'uncertainte', combining the negative prefix 'un-' with 'certainte', originating from Old French 'certainté' and ultimately from Latin 'certus' meaning 'sure' or 'resolved'. Over centuries, it evolved from denoting a lack of psychological conviction to a precise scientific and economic term describing measurable unpredictability.

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