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unpredictability vs uncertainty

uncertainty vs unpredictability

unpredictability and uncertainty both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unpredictability Yes No No No
uncertainty Yes No No No
As nouns, uncertainty is a hypernym of unpredictability; that is, uncertainty is a word with a broader meaning than unpredictability:
  • unpredictability: lacking predictability
  • uncertainty: being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
Other hypernyms of unpredictability include precariousness, uncertainness.
unpredictability (noun) uncertainty (noun)
lacking predictability being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
the trait of being unpredictably irresolute the state of being unsure of something
the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
Difference between unpredictability and uncertainty

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