assertion
assert-ion, assertio-n lat.-frz.-eng. s. Assertion
Aus dem mfrz. assertion, aus lat. assertio
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈsɜːʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈsɜɹʃən/, [əˈsɝʃn̩]
Noun
assertion (countable and uncountable, plural assertions)
- The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
- Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted. [ quotations ▼]
- You're a man of strong assertions!
- A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. [ quotations ▼]
- That's just a bare assertion.
- Maintenance; vindication
- the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives
- (programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging. [ quotations ▼]
- (finance) the set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.