uncertain outcomes
Results not guaranteed
Uncertain outcomes are results that cannot be predicted with confidence.
The phrase appears in discussions of risk, probability, and decision-making: Investors must accept uncertain outcomes, The treatment has uncertain outcomes.
Unlike unknown outcomes, which simply haven't been revealed yet, uncertain outcomes emphasize that prediction itself is unreliable—the possibilities may be known, but which will occur remains genuinely in doubt.
- roll of the diceRandom chance outcome
- trade-offsSacrifices for gains
- butterfly effectSmall inputs, disproportionate results
- likelihoodChance something will occur
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
randomness · wild card · up in the air · heuristics · tipping points · anxiety · leap of faith · wait and see · doubt · variance · game theory · probability distribution · entropy · hesitation · emergent behavior · fog of war · fear of the unknown · optimization
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