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as⋅ser⋅tion

  [uh-sur-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason: a mere assertion; an unwarranted assertion.
2. an act of asserting.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME assercion < L assertiōn- (s. of assertiō). See assert, -ion

Related forms:
as⋅ser⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. claim, contention, allegation.
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as·ser·tion   (ə-sûr'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of asserting.

  2. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.

as·ser'tion·al adj.
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assertion programming
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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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