certainty
noun
cer·tain·ty
ˈsər-tᵊn-tē 
plural certainties
1
: something that is certain
2
: the quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence
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.
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Just as a community creates certainty in life, a strong network within your business ensures that challenges are met with collective effort rather than individual stress.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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This is how this person, this god, has been diminished to being so fearful as clinging to authoritarianism as what to have a certainty of, and afraid of a young boy in love and afraid of a song and afraid of how that’s gonna ruin everything.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Certainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainty. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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certainty
noun
cer·tain·ty
ˈsərt-ᵊn-tē
plural certainties
1
: something certain
2
: the quality or state of being or feeling certain
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