certainty

Definition of certainty in English English dictionary: The state of being certain; An instance of being certain; {n} a fulness of assurance; the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others; Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something. I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy There is too little certainty about the present state of the German economy; {i} sureness, definiteness; Talkint; Certainty is the fact that something is certain to happen. A general election became a certainty three weeks ago. the certainty of more violence and bloodshed = inevitability; A fact or truth unquestionable established; Certainties are things that nobody has any doubts about. There are no certainties in modern Europe; The quality, state, or condition, of being certain; the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"; something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"; According to Beccaria, a punishment must be certain to follow from the crime in order to be an effective deterrent The greater the extent to which a would-be offender thinks that she can get away with a crime, the less she will weigh the punishment into her deliberation of whether or not to commit the crime See also celerity and severity, or play the proportionality game!; Descartes sought to build knowledge on the basis of certainty, with no room for doubt Although the project as a whole, as well as its detail, has been contested, certainty remains an ideal for many philosophers; The state that exists when decision makers have accurate and comprehensive information; Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity; something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others; Genus: Degree of belief Differentia: When there are no doubts - all evidence is for and there is no evidence against a proposition Comment: Certainty is contextual Link: Article; {n} ınevitability; {n} ınevitableness; certainness; certain; surety
certainty equivalent: An amount that would be accepted in lieu of a chance to receive a possibly higher, but uncertain, amount
certainty equivalent: An amount that will be received or spent with certainty An insurance payment is a certainty equivalent since it removes the risk that unexpected amounts will need to be spent 520
certainty equivalent: The value of a certain outcome that yields the same level of utility as the expected utility of a set of uncertain outcomes
certainty.: cert
certainty.: sartainty
racing certainty: A racehorse considered certain to win
racing certainty: Anything considered certain to happen; a sure thing
certainties: plural of certainty
dead certainty: (Slang) certain and sure thing