epistemic status
/ˌepɪˈstemɪk ˈsteɪtəs/
the degree of certainty or evidence supporting a claim
epistemic status in a sentence
“She prefaced her speculation with its epistemic status.”
Origin of epistemic status
Greek episteme (knowledge) + Latin status (state)
Related Words
credence
a degree of belief in a proposition, often expressed as probability
uncertainty quantification
measuring and communicating the degree of uncertainty in predictions
known unknowns
things we are aware we don't know
Knightian uncertainty
uncertainty that cannot be quantified with probabilities
overconfidence
having more certainty than warranted by evidence
calibration
the alignment between confidence levels and actual accuracy