All knowledge on which decisions are made is shrouded with uncertainty of different types and degrees. Addressing uncertainties in data-rich environments is complex and no discipline can do it all, hence interdisciplinary approaches are crucial.
In models, definitions of uncertainty centre around how well the data or the model is an emulation of the real system.
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