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certainty equivalent
cer·tain·ty e·quiv·a·lent (plural cer·tain·ty e·quiv·a·lents)


noun 
Definition:
 
guaranteed amount preferable to risky payoff: an amount carrying no risk that an investor would exchange for a risky, but potentially higher payoff
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