Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something. I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy There is too little certainty about the present state of the German economy
Certainty is the fact that something is certain to happen. A general election became a certainty three weeks ago. the certainty of more violence and bloodshed = inevitability
According to Beccaria, a punishment must be certain to follow from the crime in order to be an effective deterrent The greater the extent to which a would-be offender thinks that she can get away with a crime, the less she will weigh the punishment into her deliberation of whether or not to commit the crime See also celerity and severity, or play the proportionality game!
Descartes sought to build knowledge on the basis of certainty, with no room for doubt Although the project as a whole, as well as its detail, has been contested, certainty remains an ideal for many philosophers
The state that exists when decision makers have accurate and comprehensive information
something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others
Genus: Degree of belief Differentia: When there are no doubts - all evidence is for and there is no evidence against a proposition Comment: Certainty is contextual Link: Article