Meaning of ASSERTION
| Pronunciation: | | u'surshun
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- [n] a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
- [n] the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
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| | Synonyms: | | asseveration, averment, statement |
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| | See Also: | | accusation, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, charge, claim, contention, declaration, denial, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, say-so, speech act, testimony | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As*ser"tion\, n. [L. assertio, fr. asserere.]
1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive
declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted;
position advanced.
There is a difference between assertion and
demonstration. --Macaulay.
2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's
rights or prerogatives.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 1. An expression which, if false, indicates an error. Assertions are used for debugging by catching can't happen errors. 2. In logic programming, a new fact or rule added to the database by the program at run time. This is an extralogical or impure feature of logic programming languages. |
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