degree of certainty
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandcertainty
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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certainty
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.tən.ti/us/ˈsɝː.tən.ti/
something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandcertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Provided one is consistent in application of these parameters, at least relative calculations may be performed with somedegreeofcertainty.
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This central fact makes it impossible to say with anydegreeofcertaintywhether any one art form refers or alludes directly to any other.
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These can be seen as 'hedging' devices, expressing the forecaster'sdegreeofcertaintyabout predictions in the forecast.
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Of course, to be valid, this guess has to have a reasonabledegreeofcertainty.
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Finally, it requires adegreeofcertaintyabout the influences capable of affecting the fatality rates of different diseases.
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I am not convinced, however, that the data cited in the target article allow these conclusions to be drawn with anydegreeofcertainty.
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After all, thedegreeofcertaintyachieved in the preceding analysis is commensurate with the degree of correlation, and that is less than perfect.
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The highdegreeofcertaintythat his modality expresses may therefore not necessarily be an indicator of actual confidence, but a defence strategy.
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This concept raises difficulties in relating to policy-makers, who are usually seeking adegreeofcertainty.
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It is not possible to say with anydegreeofcertaintywhich particular landlords were behind the opposition to amalgamation.
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It seems possible to evaluate a generic probability in such a way as to produce a numerical probability that has the samedegreeofcertainty.
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Especially, the variance of these functions is directly influenced by thedegreeofcertainty.
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Since their tonnage is known, it is also possible to reconstruct their size with a highdegreeofcertainty.
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This mechanism, of course, hinges on thedegreeofcertaintywith which control of the resource is actually transferred to the donor.
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This example is, of course, fictional only in terms of thedegreeofcertaintysupposed.
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There is no cause that can be identified with any highdegreeofcertainty.
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The certainty value represents thedegreeofcertaintythe participant has that the claim (or data) variable value selected is the true value.
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For one thing, premises (1) and (2) are not self-evident or known with the highestdegreeofcertainty.
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Thus, this border, along with a change in the architectural appearance, could be determined with a highdegreeofcertainty.
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