inevitableness

noun

Definition of inevitablenessnext
as in inevitability
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade given the age of her car, she has resigned herself to the inevitableness of its demise in the not-too-distant future

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  1. likelihood
  2. certainty
  3. probability
Noun
  • Musk continued to post dozens of messages condemning the original spending plan, seemingly dooming its chances of passage and increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Intellectual salons aim to serve as facilitators, creating the conditions that increase the likelihood of these critical encounters.
    Vera Maslova, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • This regulatory certainty will catalyze stablecoin adoption across the fintech and traditional banking sectors, bolstering U.S. dollar dominance in global markets.
    Alexander S. Blume, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • At the moment, the only certainty with the Yankees’ 2025 defensive alignment is that Aaron Judge will be in right field.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • Analysis is valuable to prevent biases like stereotyping and misjudging probabilities, while intuition is valuable for creativity and rapid adaptation to complex problems.
    Hulan Hagen, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Warmer-than-average temperatures are favored in the southern parts of the U.S. to the eastern Great Lakes, including across Kentucky, with the strongest probabilities for high temperatures appearing along the Gulf Coast and most of Texas.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of probability
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