mathematical certainty

collocation in English

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mathematical
adjective
uk
/ˌmæθ.əmˈæt.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌmæθˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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certainty
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.tən.ti/us
/ˈsɝː.tən.ti/
something that cannot ...
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Mathematicalcertaintyis not possible in the realm of history, for in that realm one does not begin from self-evident axioms and deductions therefrom.
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In its stead he proposed conceptual clarity as the ground ofmathematicalcertainty.
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Gilmartin argues that suchmathematicalcertaintyprovided hydraulics with its late-nineteenth-century claims to scientific status, and geographically universal application.
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I shall not say that it necessarily proves anything withmathematicalcertainty.
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It is amathematicalcertaintythat it has to happen, but probably nowhere as soon as some of the pundits prophesy.
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That is amathematicalcertainty; it is the only way in which it could have been done.
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If the tobacco does not come here it cannot be sold, and he gets his effect withmathematicalcertainty.
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It might be expected to be amathematicalcertaintythat accidents would rise in direct proportion to the number of vehicles at risk.
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He talks about amathematicalcertaintythat will never occur, as he knows perfectly well if he takes any departmental advice.
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We might as well face the probability as being a piece ofmathematicalcertaintyrather than a question.
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There is nomathematicalcertaintyabout it.
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However, experience shows that measures directed against freedom of the press will sooner or later, but withmathematicalcertainty, backfire precisely against those who adopt such measures.
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That means that, if inflation continues at any rate, ultimately, logically and withmathematicalcertainty, eventually the real level of our pay will be virtually worthless.
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While it may be true that some definitions contain descriptions which lackmathematicalcertainty, such precision and definiteness is not essential to constitutionality.
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In this way no one before discovering the second card will have themathematicalcertaintyof making at least one outlet.
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If you could see all your opponents' cards, you would always be able to calculate the correct decision withmathematicalcertainty.
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Proponents of such systems argue that the results have greatermathematicalcertaintythan human-produced proofs, since all the tedious details have been algorithmically verified.
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Of the internal source, though the light itself is invisible, its position can be calculated withmathematicalcertainty.
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He remarks that, while the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes amathematicalcertainty.
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This is the threshold formathematicalcertainty.
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