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ambiguity aversion

ambiguity aversion noun: a preference for known risks over unknown risks: that is, favoring an option where the probability distribution of the outcomes is known over one where the probabilities are unknown.

Noun

ambiguity aversion (uncountable)

  1. (decision theory) A preference for known risks over unknown risks: that is, favoring an option where the probability distribution of the outcomes is known over one where the probabilities are unknown.

Synonyms of ambiguity aversion

Questions about ambiguity aversion

What does ambiguity aversion mean?
Ambiguity aversion means a preference for known risks over unknown risks: that is, favoring an option where the probability distribution of the outcomes is known over one where the probabilities are unknown.
What part of speech is ambiguity aversion?
Ambiguity aversion is a noun.

Words near ambiguity aversion in the dictionary

  1. ambiguifying
  2. ambiguine
  3. ambiguines
  4. ambiguities
  5. ambiguity
  6. ambiguity aversion
  7. ambiguous
  8. ambiguously
  9. ambiguousness
  10. ambiguousnesses
  11. ambigus

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