hedging
/ˈhɛdʒɪŋ/
qualifying statements to acknowledge uncertainty
hedging in a sentence
“Hedging with 'probably' signals appropriate uncertainty.”
Origin of hedging
Old English hecg (hedge); to limit risk
Related Words
confabulation
producing false information without intent to deceive; filling gaps
hallucination
generating plausible but false or unsupported content
grounding
connecting claims to verifiable sources or evidence
epistemic status
the degree of certainty or evidence supporting a claim
credence
a degree of belief in a proposition, often expressed as probability
uncertainty quantification
measuring and communicating the degree of uncertainty in predictions