Assertion

noun

/əˈsɜːʃən/

Word Frequency: 8.6

Definitions

1.nounThe act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

2.nounSomething which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

"You're a man of strong assertions!"

3.nounA statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

"That's just a bare assertion."

4.nounMaintenance; vindication

"the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives"

5.nounA statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

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