uncertainty
P9983
predicate
Indicates that there is doubt, lack of sureness, or incomplete confidence about a fact, outcome, or state of affairs in the relationship or situation described.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| uncertainty canonical | 61 |
| uncertain | 3 |
| uncertaintyNote | 3 |
| classificationUncertainty | 1 |
| existenceCertainty | 1 |
| scholarlyUncertainty | 1 |
| statedUncertainty | 1 |
| subjectUncertainty | 1 |
| uncertainData | 1 |
| uncertainFact | 1 |
| uncertainFate | 1 |
| unreliability | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: uncertainty
Generated description
Indicates that there is doubt, lack of sureness, or incomplete confidence about a fact, outcome, or state of affairs in the relationship or situation described.
Sample triples (76)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation | future evolution under greenhouse gas forcing ⓘ |
| Etruscan language | genetic affiliation debated ⓘ |
| 1611 Hudson Bay mutiny | exact date of deaths of abandoned party unknown ⓘ |
| Sicel | exact classification within Indo-European is debated ⓘ |
| Oort cloud | exact mass unknown ⓘ |
| Oort cloud | exact extent unknown ⓘ |
| The Gawain Poet | real personal name unknown via predicate surface "uncertainFact" ⓘ |
| Battle of Talas | exact location of battlefield is debated ⓘ |
| Battle of Talas | exact troop numbers are unknown ⓘ |
| Princes in the Tower murders | identity of the killer is disputed ⓘ |
| Princes in the Tower murders | exact date of the princes’ deaths is unknown ⓘ |
| 4.2 kiloyear event | spatial extent and exact mechanisms are debated ⓘ |
| Tarshish | exact historical location debated by scholars ⓘ |
| Battle of the Neva | exact size of forces is unknown ⓘ |
| Battle of the Neva | exact casualty figures are unknown ⓘ |
| Tau Ceti f | contested via predicate surface "existenceCertainty" ⓘ |
| Neanderthal extinction | exact causes remain debated ⓘ |
| Neanderthal extinction | timing of final Neanderthal populations is still refined by new dates ⓘ |
| Pictish art | meaning of many Pictish symbols is unknown ⓘ |
| Crimean Gothic | classification details debated ⓘ |
| Crimean Gothic | degree of continuity with biblical Gothic debated ⓘ |
| Alexander Helios | Yes via predicate surface "uncertainFate" ⓘ |
| Comitia Curiata (early period, debated) | exact legislative powers in regal period are unclear ⓘ |
| Comitia Curiata (early period, debated) | extent of its electoral role is debated ⓘ |
| Comitia Curiata (early period, debated) | degree of its involvement in declaring war or peace is disputed ⓘ |
| Pteridinium | affinities debated via predicate surface "classificationUncertainty" ⓘ |
| Pannotia | configuration and extent are debated among geologists ⓘ |
| Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) | identity of sitter debated via predicate surface "subjectUncertainty" ⓘ |
| Queen Sudevi of Sunda (betrothal, unfulfilled) | exact biographical details are unclear ⓘ |
| Battle of Tolbiac | exact date disputed by historians ⓘ |
| Battle of Tolbiac | exact location debated ⓘ |
| Ziklag area | exact archaeological site not conclusively identified ⓘ |
| Tadukhipa | exact identity in Egyptian records debated ⓘ |
| Tadukhipa | possible confusion with other queens of Akhenaten ⓘ |
|
Hamtun
linked to:
Hamtun (Southampton or Winchester, debated)
|
exact town designated by the name is disputed ⓘ |
| Pentawer | exact identity of his mummy is debated via predicate surface "scholarlyUncertainty" ⓘ |
| Sea Peoples | exact ethnic origins via predicate surface "uncertain" ⓘ |
| Sea Peoples | exact homeland via predicate surface "uncertain" ⓘ |
| Sea Peoples | internal political organization via predicate surface "uncertain" ⓘ |
| Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" | plot details are largely unknown ⓘ |
| Euripides’ lost play "Antigone" | exact performance date is unknown ⓘ |
| Cairo Fire of 1952 | perpetrators never conclusively identified ⓘ |
| Mercedonius | exact rules of insertion are not securely known ⓘ |
| Mercedonius | exact length is debated among scholars ⓘ |
| King Scorpion | exact chronological position debated ⓘ |
| King Scorpion | extent of territory ruled debated ⓘ |
| Bunefer | exact parentage is uncertain via predicate surface "uncertaintyNote" ⓘ |
| Bunefer | exact reign during which she was queen is debated among Egyptologists via predicate surface "uncertaintyNote" ⓘ |
| Night of Destiny | exact date not definitively known ⓘ |
| Archimedes’ claw | exact design unknown ⓘ |