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Meaning of ASSERTION

Pronunciation:  u'surshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
  2. [n]  the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
 
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 Synonyms: asseveration, averment, statement
 
 See Also: accusation, affirmation, avouchment, avowal, charge, claim, contention, declaration, denial, ipse dixit, ipsedixitism, say-so, speech act, testimony

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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
 
 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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