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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl {Certainties}. [OF. certainet['e].] 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain. The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes. --Fisher Ames. 2. A fact or truth unquestionable established. Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor. 3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity. {Of a certainty}, certainly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: certainty n 1: the state of being certain: "his certainty reassured the others" [ant: {doubt}] 2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [ant: {uncertainty}]
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