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3 definitions found 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]: assertion1. 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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