noun (n)

• certainty based on past experience(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  He wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists.
  

  Synonym:
  trust
  

  source: wordnet30
• the state of relying on something(noun.state)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.(noun)

  source: webster1913