assertion

English

/əˈsɜːʃən/, /əˈsɜɹʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
  • Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
  • A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
  • Maintenance; vindication
  • (computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

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