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Assertion

Assertion Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Assertion? [n] a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) [n] the act of affirming or asserting or stating something Synonyms \| Synonyms for Assertion: asseveration \| averment \| statement Related Terms \| Find terms related to Assertion: a priori principle \| address \| admission \| affidavit \| affirmance \| affirmation \| allegation \| announcement \| annunciation \| answer \| apostrophe \| apriorism \| asseveration \| assumed position \| assumption \| attest \| attestation \| averment \| avouchment \| avowal \| axiom \| basis \| categorical proposition \| comment \| compurgation \| conclusion \| confirmation \| contention \| crack \| creed \| data \| declaration \| deposition \| dictum \| disclosure \| enunciation \| exclamation \| expression \| first principles \| foundation \| greeting \| ground \| hypothesis \| hypothesis ad hoc \| insistence \| instrument in proof \| interjection \| ipse dixit \| legal evidence \| lemma \| major premise \| manifesto \| mention \| minor premise \| note \| observation \| Parthian shot \| philosopheme \| philosophical proposition \| phrase \| position \| position paper \| positive declaration \| postulate \| postulation \| postulatum \| predicate \| predication \| premise \| presupposition \| proclamation \| profession \| pronouncement \| proposition \| propositional function \| protest \| protestation \| question \| reflection \| remark \| representation \| say \| saying \| say-so \| sentence \| stance \| stand \| statement \| subjoinder \| sumption \| supposal \| sworn evidence \| sworn statement \| sworn testimony \| testimonial \| testimonium \| testimony \| theorem \| thesis \| thought \| truth table \| truth-function \| truth-value \| utterance \| vouch \| witness \| word See Also \| accusation \| affirmation \| avouchment \| avowal \| charge \| claim \| contention \| declaration \| denial \| ipse dixit \| ipsedixitism \| say-so \| speech act \| testimony Assertion In Webster's Dictionary \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.

Assertion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Assertion?

[n] a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
[n] the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Synonyms | Synonyms for Assertion: asseveration | averment | statement

Assertion In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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