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Certainty vs Decision - What's the difference?

certainty | decision |

As nouns the difference between certainty and decision

is that certainty is the state of being certain while decision is decision.

certainty

English

Noun

  • The state of being certain.
  • * Fisher Ames
    • The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.
  • An instance of being certain.
  • A fact or truth unquestionably established.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
    • Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties .
  • * 1824 , (Walter Savage Landor), Imaginary Conversations Volume 1
    • Certainties are uninteresting and sating.

    Synonyms

    * (state of being certain) certitude

    Antonyms

    * (state of being certain) uncertainty

    Related terms

    * certain * of a certainty

    External links

    * (wikipedia "certainty")

    decision

    English

    Noun

  • A choice or judgement.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Karen McVeigh
    • , volume=189, issue=2, page=10, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= US rules human genes can't be patented , passage=The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.}}
  • (uncountable) Firmness of conviction.
  • (chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
  • (baseball) A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.

    • Usage notes

    * (choice or judgment) Most often, to decide something is to make a decision; however, other possibilities exist as well. Many verbs used with destination or conclusion, such as reach, (term), and (term) can also be used with (term); these serve to emphasize that the decision is the result of deliberation. Finally, some varieties of English prefer to take a decision rather than make one. * See for uses and meaning of decision collocated with these words. * Adjectives often applied to "decision": important, difficult, big, tough, bad, informed, easy, personal, smart, poor, good, quick, major, strategic, wise, serious, hard, stupid, hasty, responsible, complex, prudent, deliberate, significant, collective, delayed, challenging, careful, foolish, small, rash, thoughtful, slow, clever, forced, uninformed.

    Derived terms

    * decisioning * decision making * decision tree * decision problem * decision procedure * decision theory * indecision

    Related terms

    * decide * decisive

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (boxing) To defeat an opponent by a decision of the judges, rather than by a knockout

    • External links

    * (wikipedia) ----