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as-yet-unknown

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Currently unknown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 1990, David Layzer Professor of Astrophysics Harvard University, Cosmogenesis : The Growth of Order in the Universe: The Growth of Order in ... Now suppose that neutrons had some as-yet-unknown property that, if it could be observed, would enable us to predict their individual lifetimes.

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noun

Meaning 2

Something that is currently unknown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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