Known Unknown Definition

noun

An uncertainty of known magnitude, consequence, structure, and probability characteristics; something that we know that we don't know.

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Other Word Forms of Known Unknown

Noun

Singular:
known unknown
Plural:
known unknowns

Origin of Known Unknown

  • Popularized by Donald Rumsfeld in 2002, though used much earlier.

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