assertion

1 a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [syn: averment, asseveration]

2 the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn: affirmation, statement]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʃən

Noun

1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
3. The learned skill of describing what you need or feel to another person in a way that they can hear you clearly. For perspective, see http://sfhelp.org/02/assert.htm

Translations

The term assertion has several meanings:

• Assertion: a computing programming technique
• Logical assertion: logical assertion of a statement
• Patent assertion: the enforcement of patent rights, usually by litigation against an infringing party
• Auditing assertions used in the context of a financial statement audit
• Assertions are also a kind of speech act.

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See also

• Assertiveness
• Ipse dixit, an "girjesh kain"

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