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Definition of certainty
certainties
1 : something that is certain
2 : the quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence
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Examples of certainty in a Sentence
Scientists still do not know with any degree of certainty why the disease spread so quickly.
We cannot predict the outcome with absolute certainty.
There was no certainty that the package would arrive in time.
Her certainty about these complex moral issues is surprising.
Recent Examples of certainty from the Web
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That popularity might be a product of people’s natural limitations: in the face of a flood of information and finite attention, poor quality discrimination ends up being a virtual certainty.
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Cost certainty also factored into the Saad-Panarin trade.
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The Royals saw him as exceptionally talented, but also raw enough that a big-league career was far from a certainty.
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But Anthem CEO Joe Swedish warned in April that the company needed certainty by early June on the status of subsidies that reduce deductibles and co-payments for low-income customers.
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Above all else, there’s a certainty that Lindelof, especially a post-Leftovers Lindelof, is going to put the emphasis on theme rather than spectacle.
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Last week Treasury issued a report with recommendations to increase certainty, consumer choice and access to credit in the financial system.
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Kevin Neal Job title: CEO and founder, Moenio What the company does: Create certainty that someone is using the right person to invest for them and their family.
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Even in the hands of forensic pathologists, the exact etiology may never be known with certainty.
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Synonym Discussion of certainty
CERTAINTY Defined for English Language Learners
certainty
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: the state of being or feeling certain about something
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: something that is certain : a fact about which there is no doubt
CERTAINTY Defined for Kids
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certainties
1 : something that is sure Victory was a certainty.
2 : the quality or state of being sure She answered with certainty.
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