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certainty (iou)



certainty noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman certainte, Old French certainete: see CERTAIN, -TY1.]
The quality or fact of being objectively certain. ME.
J. Keill Geometry, which truly boasts the Beauty of Certainty.
The quality or state of being subjectively certain; assurance, confidence; certitude. ME.
Bacon If a man will begin with certainties, hee shall end in doubts. R. P. Warren He was filled with certainty, a..conviction that engulfed him.
A definite number or quantity. obsolete exc. Theatrical, a flat rate. LME.
An undoubted fact; an indubitable prospect; a thing or person which may be relied on (to do). E17.
M. W. Montagu I would not advise you to neglect a certainty for an uncertainty. G. B. Shaw Though these are only risks to the individual, to the community they are certainties.
Phrases: for a certainty beyond possibility of doubt. moral certainty: see MORAL adjective.