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Certainty vs Justification - What's the difference?

certainty | justification |

As nouns the difference between certainty and justification

is that certainty is the state of being certain while justification is a reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.

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

    justification

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
  • (typography) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
  • Antonyms

    * conviction * condemnation