assertion

From Middle French assertion, from Latin assertio.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈsɜːʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈsɜɹʃən/, [əˈsɝʃn̩]

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ʃən

Noun

assertion (countable and uncountable, plural assertions)

1. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
2. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted. [ quotations ▼]

   You're a man of strong assertions!

3. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. [ quotations ▼]

   That's just a bare assertion.

4. Maintenance; vindication

   the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives

5. (programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging. [ quotations ▼]
6. (finance) the set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.