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Assertion - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Assertion : (noun)
1: a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting
evidence were necessary) [syn: averment, asseveration]
2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn:
affirmation, statement]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Assertion : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Assertion :
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.
(1997-06-30)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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