Unwägbarkeit
Unwägbarkeit is a German term that denotes unpredictability or the quality of being unforeseeable. It refers to outcomes or developments that cannot be reliably forecast or weighed against available information, making planning and decision-making particularly challenging.
Etymologically, unwägbarkeit is formed from un- (negation) and wägbarkeit (weightability, the ability to weigh or gauge).
In practice, unwägbarkeit is used in risk assessment, strategic planning, economics, and philosophy to describe residual
Distinctions from related terms can be subtle. Unwägbarkeit emphasizes the failure or impossibility of weighing or
See also: Unvorhersehbarkeit, Ungewissheit, Risiko, Prognose.
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