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unknown known

unknown known noun: a certainty of unknown magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics; something that we don't know that we know.

Noun

unknown known (plural unknown knowns)

  1. A certainty of unknown magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics; something that we don't know that we know.

Forms of unknown known

pluralunknown knowns

Questions about unknown known

What does unknown known mean?
Unknown known means a certainty of unknown magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics; something that we don't know that we know.
What part of speech is unknown known?
Unknown known is a noun.
What is the plural of unknown known?
The plural of unknown known is unknown knowns.

Words near unknown known in the dictionary

  1. unknowledgeable
  2. unknowledgeableness
  3. unknowledgeably
  4. unknowledged
  5. unknown
  6. unknown known
  7. unknown knowns
  8. unknown number
  9. unknown numbers
  10. unknown quantities
  11. unknown quantity

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