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certainty

  • noun
  • cer·tain·ty
  • /ˈsɝtn̩ti/

The state of being certain.

Other meanings

  1. An instance of being certain.

  2. A fact or truth unquestionably established.

Related words

  • certainty equivalent
  • of a certainty
  • legal certainty
  • moral certainty
  • noncertainty
  • racing certainty

Example sentences

  • “He watches the world with calm certainty.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "certus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “certainty” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.