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1. uncertainty
noun. ['ənˈsɝːtənti'] being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance.
Synonyms
- uncertainness
- question
- doubt
- quality
- dubiousness
- fortuitousness
- improbability
- precariousness
- improbableness
- indefinity
- indeterminacy
- speculativeness
- unpredictability
- indetermination
- indefiniteness
- doubtfulness
Antonyms
- predictability
- certainty
- resoluteness
- decisiveness
Etymology
- certainty (English)
- certeynte (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Uncertainty Principle
- subprincipal
- principal
Sentences with uncertainty-principle
1. Noun Phrase
According to the uncertainty principle, these two things cannot be simultaneously known about a quantum particle.
2. uncertainty
noun. ['ənˈsɝːtənti'] the state of being unsure of something.
Synonyms
- irresolution
- reservation
- peradventure
- doubtfulness
- incredulity
- indecision
- mental reservation
- state of mind
- skepticism
- arriere pensee
- doubt
- distrust
- indecisiveness
- misgiving
- disbelief
- mental rejection
- cognitive state
- dubiety
- suspicion
- suspense
- incertitude
- mistrust
Antonyms
- decision
- outwardness
- unconsciousness
- inwardness
Etymology
- certainty (English)
- certeynte (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
Synonyms
- generalisation
- yang
- yin
- generality
- pillar
- rule
- feng shui
Antonyms
- yin
- black
- light
- white
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
4. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a rule or standard especially of good behavior.
Synonyms
- accounting principle
- chivalry
- moral principle
- value orientation
- value
- legal principle
- judicial principle
- scruple
- judicial doctrine
- value-system
- Hellenism
- ethic
- accounting standard
Antonyms
- dark
- underestimate
- undervalue
- overestimate
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
5. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a basic truth or law or assumption.
Synonyms
- basics
- pleasure-unpleasure principle
- bedrock
- insurrectionism
- dictate
- fundamental principle
- basic principle
- Tao
- fundamentals
- conservation
- natural law
- pleasure principle
- pleasure-pain principle
- law
- reality principle
Antonyms
- reality principle
- importance
- unimportance
- worthlessness
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
6. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system.
Synonyms
- Gresham's Law
- Le Chatelier's law
- law of parsimony
- superposition principle
- localization
- law of nature
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Le Chatelier principle
- principle of superposition
- Occam's Razor
- principle of liquid displacement
- superposition
- mass-action principle
- localisation of function
- law
- Gestalt principle of organization
- Gestalt law of organization
- Naegele's rule
- Ockham's Razor
- principle of parsimony
- localization principle
- mass action
- localization of function
- Le Chatelier-Braun principle
- principle of equivalence
- localisation principle
- localisation
- mass-energy equivalence
- rule
Antonyms
- disesteem
- disrespect
- look down on
- lightness
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
7. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature).
Synonyms
- rationale
- explanation
Antonyms
- civil law
- international law
- discourtesy
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)
8. principle
noun. ['ˈprɪnsəpəl'] rule of personal conduct.
Synonyms
- caveat emptor
- higher law
- ethic
- moral principle
- ethical code
- precept
- prescript
- rule
Antonyms
- particularity
- specific
- individuality
- nonspecific
Etymology
- principe (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- principium (Latin)