certainty

«certainty» in Mova's school dictionary: the feeling of being completely sure about something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (certainty — uncountable; a certainty, certainties)

meaning for a pupil

1) Certainty is the feeling of being completely sure about something. tree →

2) A certainty is something that will definitely happen or is definitely true. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, probability uses a scale from impossible to certain: an event with certainty has a probability of 1. In science, we say «with certainty» only when there is strong evidence. Phrases: «with certainty», «it's a certainty», «for a certainty».

examples

• It is a certainty that the sun will rise tomorrow. tree →
• I can't say with certainty who broke the vase. tree →
• On the probability line, certainty is at 1. tree →
• She spoke with great certainty. tree →
• Rolling a number less than 7 on a die is a certainty. tree →
• Nothing in the weather forecast is a certainty. tree →
• They had no doubt of that, and every action of their lives was based on that certainty. tree →

note

Adjective: certain. Opposite: uncertainty. In maths problems, «certain» = probability 1, «impossible» = probability 0.

In the corpora

• In every case it is a strong guess, not a certainty, so people still check, decide and stay in charge.
• Sharing what you hope and believe, as a hope, isn't lying; claiming certainty you don't have is different.
• "Do not spread false reports" (Exodus 23:1); honesty includes not claiming more certainty than you have.
• David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «certainty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.