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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
assertion
n 1: a declaration that is made as if no supporting evidence were
necessary [syn: {averment}, {asseveration}]
2: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn:
{affirmation}, {statement}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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)
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