assertion
assertion Lexical Profile
assertion Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief, often made without providing immediate proof.
"The historian challenged the author's bold assertion that the treaty had been signed in secret."
The action of stating something or exercising authority, rights, or power confidently and forcefully.
"The peaceful protest was seen as a powerful assertion of the community's constitutional rights."
In computer programming, a Boolean expression placed at a specific point in a program to verify that a condition assumed by the developer holds true during execution.
"Adding an assertion at the start of the function helped catch the null pointer error during testing."
• Rhymes for assertion
• Nearby Words
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French assertion or directly from Late Latin assertionem, from Latin asserere ('to claim, maintain, or declare oneself a protector of'), originally derived from the practice of placing one's hand on the head of an enslaved person to claim ownership or declare them free.