aplomb vs uncertainty

aplomb

noun
  • The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer. 

  • The perpendicular; perpendicularity. 

  • Self-confidence; poise; composure. 

uncertainty

noun
  • Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. 

  • A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values. 

  • Something uncertain or ambiguous. 

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