Meaning of Assertion | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
   countable, uncountable
2. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
   countable, uncountable
3. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
   countable, uncountable
4. Maintenance; vindication.
   countable, uncountable
5. A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
   countable, uncountable
6. The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“You're a man of strong assertions!”

“Suppose you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have became^([sic]) a scientist" and then you find out that Nora did in fact become a scientist.”

“That's just a bare assertion.”

“Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.”

“the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives”

“The user should be absolutely confident that the error issued is a real design error. In other words, a user should be confident that his assertion code is correct and that the assertion failure is not a false condition.”

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