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doubt
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. -
heisenberg uncertainty principle
uncertainty principle. -
hesitation
the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship. -
suspense
a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety. -
uncertainty principle
the principle of quantum mechanics, formulated by Heisenberg, that the accurate measurement of one of two related, observable quantities, as position and momentum or energy and time, produces uncertainties in the measurement of the other, such that the product of the uncertainties of both quantities is equal to or greater than h/ 2 π, where h equals Planck's constant. -
agnosticism
Agnosticism is the belief that it is not possible to say definitely whether or not there is a God. Compare atheism.