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Types of Uncertainty

Peter F. Pelz, Marc E. Pfetsch, Sebastian Kersting, Michael Köhler, Alexander Matei, Tobias Melz, Roland Platz, M Schaeffner, Stefan Ulbrich

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Abstract The goal of this chapter is to define different types of uncertainty in technical systems and to provide a unified terminology for this book. Indeed, uncertainty comes in different disguises. The first distinction is made with respect to the knowledge on the source of uncertainty: stochastic uncertainty, incertitude or ignorance. Then three main occurrences of uncertainty are discussed: data, model and structural uncertainty.

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Abstract The goal of this chapter is to define different types of uncertainty in technical systems and to provide a unified terminology for this book. Indeed, uncertainty comes in different disguises. The first distinction is made with respect to the knowledge on the source of uncertainty: stochastic uncertainty, incertitude or ignorance. Then three main occurrences of uncertainty are discussed: data, model and structural uncertainty.

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Abstract The goal of this chapter is to define different types of uncertainty in technical systems and to provide a unified terminology for this book. Indeed, uncertainty comes in different disguises. The first distinction is made with respect to the knowledge on the source of uncertainty: stochastic uncertainty, incertitude or ignorance. Then three main occurrences of uncertainty are discussed: data, model and structural uncertainty.

Key concepts: Terminology, Ignorance, Uncertainty analysis, Computer science, Management science, Econometrics, Epistemology, Mathematics

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