(By analogy with "plus-or-minus") A term occasionally used when describing the uncertainty associated with a scheduling estimate, for either humorous or brutally honest effect. For a software project, the scheduling uncertainty factor is usually at least 2. [Jargon File] (1995-02-07)

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