open question

noun

: a matter or problem that is being discussed but to which the answer is not yet known
Whether voters will support him remains an open question.

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But that’s just as much of an open question as whether the production version will actually live up to its promises. — James Riswick, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026 Anthropic treats machine consciousness as an open question, and has invested in researching it. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 All of Moto Guzzi’s current models are manufactured at Mandello del Lario in Italy, but the Trip’s eventual production location remains an open question. — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026 Not only were there legal as well as reputational risks to consider, there was also the open question of how many other unsuspecting writers out there were about to be similarly surprised. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open question

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“Open question.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20question. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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