unquantified
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkwɒntɪfaɪd/
- The danger in anecdotal evidence is that it is unverified and essentially unquantified.
Examples
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As yet unquantified risk from a breakdown of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation.
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This then allows more than 1.5 percent for all the other unquantified effects.
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Finally, the cost associated with the loss of excellent "command teams" due to the role expectations for spouses is unquantified but is likely more than the Army can currently afford.
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It should further be noted that a significant, though unquantified, portion of these transaction costs is the direct result of responsible parties' decisions to litigate rather than to settle CERCLA liability.
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The magnitude of the recreational-subsistence sector of the handline fishery is unquantified but important (Pooley, 1993a).
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Therefore, utility-scale solar energy facilities at which photovoltaic technology is used in the desert Southwest could create a direct effect on insects (i.e., ecological trap), which could have profound but unquantified effects on the ecological community surrounding the solar facility.
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The impact of climate change on local wildlife remains largely unquantified, making it difficult to assess future risks.
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Many health effects of prolonged social media use are still unquantified, leading to ongoing debates about its overall impact.
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The economic benefits of green infrastructure projects often include unquantified advantages that are hard to measure.
Synonyms
Something you do not know or cannot identify, for example a variable in math
Not clearly fixed or known, with no set end date
Something that does not give clear details
Not yet decided or known
Not clearly known or decided
Not clearly limited or described
People or places are not counted in an official count
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unquantified = quantified (transparent) = un + quantify + ed
The prefix 'un-' simply negates the adjective 'quantified' (the past-participle/adjective from 'quantify'), so the negated meaning is directly inferable.
Etymology
The word unquantified breaks into un- 'not' and quant 'how much', the same root as quantity. So, unquantified means something that has not been counted or given an exact amount.