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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English assercion < Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō). See assert, -ion
1375–1425; late Middle English assercion < Latin assertiōn- (stem of assertiō). See assert, -ion
Related forms
as·ser·tion·al, adjective
mis·as·ser·tion, noun
non·as·ser·tion, noun
o·ver·as·ser·tion, noun
re·as·ser·tion, noun
EXPANDsu·per·as·ser·tion, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. claim, contention, allegation.
1. claim, contention, allegation.
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Assertion
is an LSAT word you need to know.
So is aporia. Does it mean:
| not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen |
| the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say |
Example Sentences
- But currently all I see is an unsubstantiated assertion.
- Few contemporary data support the assertion that eyewitnesses are important in police investigations.
- The final statement in the quote is simply a dogmatic assertion.
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Word Origin & History
assertion
early 15c., from O.Fr. assertion (14c.), from L.L. assertionem (nom. assertio), noun of action from L. asserere "claim rights over something, state, maintain, affirm," from ad- "to" + serere "join" (see series). By "joining oneself" to a particular view, one "claimed" or "maintained" it.
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Computing Dictionary
assertion definition
programming1. 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)
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