assertion
Pronunciation: /əˈsɜːʃən/
The English word “assertion” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
- Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
- A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
- Maintenance; vindication.
- A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
- The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
Etymology
From Middle English assercioun, from Latin assertiō. By surface analysis, assert + -ion.
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