incertitude
pronunciation
How to pronounce incertitude in British English:
UK [ɪn'sɜ:tɪtju:d]
How to pronounce incertitude in American English:
US [ɪnˈsətɪˌtud, -ˌtjud]
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- Noun:
- the state of being unsure of something
Word Origin
- incertitude (n.)
- mid-15c., "variability," from Middle French incertitude (14c.), from Late Latin incertitudinem (nominative incertitudo); see certitude. Incertain "uncertain" and incertainty "uncertainty" also were living words in Middle English.
Example
- 1. Chapter 2 : we introduce the development of incertitude theory .
- 2. Namely , managers will focus on sustaining and stability , when the general level of the service stands satisfactory , and show their abhor to incertitude , while show their bias to incertitude and try to change and improve when the general service level is unsatisfactory .
- 3. But let us grant that it is probable the way to eternal life may be better known by a prince than by his subjects , or at least that in this incertitude of things the safest and most commodious way for private persons is to follow his dictates .
- 4. In the collaborate designing of the complex products , the designers always meet with the incertitude multi design projects , and require multi-fields specialists to evaluate integrally .