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Knightian uncertainties

Knightian uncertainties is the plural of Knightian uncertainty.

Meaning of Knightian uncertainty

Noun

Knightian uncertainty (countable and uncountable, plural Knightian uncertainties)

  1. A lack of any quantifiable knowledge about some possible occurrence, as opposed to the presence of quantifiable risk.
    • In addition, it is hard currently to assign probabilities to these scenarios. This is something economists refer to as Knightian uncertainty.2025 March 21, John C. Williams, “Certain Uncertainty (speech)”, in New York Fed (Remarks at the Macroeconometric Caribbean Conference, Nassau, Bahamas)

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What is Knightian uncertainties the plural of?
Knightian uncertainties is the plural of Knightian uncertainty.

Words near Knightian uncertainties in the dictionary

  1. knighthead
  2. knightheads
  3. knighthood
  4. knighthoods
  5. Knightian
  6. Knightian uncertainties
  7. Knightian uncertainty
  8. Knightie
  9. Knighties
  10. knighting
  11. knightings

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