{"id":1322,"date":"2016-07-12T20:52:18","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T19:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2016-07-12T20:52:18","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T19:52:18","slug":"vague-unsure-or-imprecise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/2016\/07\/12\/vague-unsure-or-imprecise\/","title":{"rendered":"Vague, unsure or imprecise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/files\/2016\/07\/courseImage-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"courseImage\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/files\/2016\/07\/courseImage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/adc\/files\/2016\/07\/courseImage.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Trials and tribulations we all have. The not-knowing of the future can create anxiety, distress and an unhealthy desire for chocolate. Some days, knowing what&#8217;s for tea can provide the only concrete grounding in an otherwise fluctuant universe.<\/p>\n<p>And along with that, the naming of things can sometimes be enlightening.<\/p>\n<p>So, for un-knowing, you could consider using the following sorts of words:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Imprecision.<\/strong>\u00a0The sort of not-knowing\u00a0that is generated by small sample sizes with wide confidence intervals.Uncertainty in a mathematical sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vagueness.<\/strong> Uncertainty about something because it has been poorly defined or described, the ambiguity of the written &#8220;How&#8217;re you doing?&#8221; &#8211; which may differ if from the melting voice of <a class=\"spell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/search?safe=off&amp;q=Joey+Tribbiani&amp;spell=1&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwj5g9bhz-7NAhWGI8AKHTMzBhEQvwUIGygA\">Joey Tribbiani<\/a>\u00a0or the concerned and serious tones of your <a class=\"spell\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/search?safe=off&amp;q=Aunt+Ethel&amp;spell=1&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjc9_T3z-7NAhVpIMAKHa5cBmEQvwUIGygA\">Aunt Ethel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Volatility.<\/strong> Uncertainty through a potentiality of futures that may be\u00a0sweepingly different depending on as yet undetermined features &#8230; if only we&#8217;d had a referendum recently in the UK that might provide an example &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bob Phillips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trials and tribulations we all have. 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