"unknown known" meaning in English

See unknown known in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: unknown knowns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Related terms: known unknown, unknown unknown, known known
    Sense id: en-unknown_known-en-noun-DPwz54WA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A certainty of unknown magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics; something that we don't know that we know."
      ],
      "id": "en-unknown_known-en-noun-DPwz54WA",
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "known unknown"
        },
        {
          "word": "unknown unknown"
        },
        {
          "word": "known known"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unknown known"
}
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    {
      "form": "unknown knowns",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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  "lang": "English",
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    },
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      "word": "unknown unknown"
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A certainty of unknown magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics; something that we don't know that we know."
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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