Collocations withcertainty
These are words often used in combination withcertainty.
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absolute certainty
Its application is time-consuming and expensive for obtaining absolute certainty.
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certainty of punishment
Crimes are repressed by the certainty of punishment.
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complete certainty
However, due to our design we do not have complete certainty about the nature of the observed effects.
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degree of certainty
Provided one is consistent in application of these parameters, at least relative calculations may be performed with some degree of certainty.
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great certainty
It is difficult to predict with any great certainty what the demand for personal assistants will be.
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lack of certainty
The narrative mood indicates the speaker's lack of certainty regarding the content of the information conveyed.
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level of certainty
At every point the argument and level of certainty is set out.
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mathematical certainty
Mathematical certainty is 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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moral certainty
This element of moral certainty is carried over into the new welfare.
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near certainty
Under these circumstances, retrenchment was a near certainty; the only issue was which groups would bear the burden of spending reductions.
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only certainty
It is the only certainty we have about people's fate after death : some are forgotten and some are remembered.
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reasonable certainty
It seems to us that we can't determine with any reasonable certainty whether the goods of mystery outweigh the goods of clarity or vice versa.
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scientific certainty
The policy implications of this increasing scientific certainty about global warming are wide-ranging.
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virtual certainty
He spoke of the virtual certainty of death within 24 hours.
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