"Knightian uncertainty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Knightian uncertainties [plural]
Etymology: Named after University of Chicago economist Frank Knight (1885–1972). Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Knightian_uncertainty-en-noun-erTQn4WI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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