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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  assertion
       
           1. 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)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There is a difference between assertion and
              demonstration.                        --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's
        rights or prerogatives.
        [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  assertion
       n 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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     Γαλλικά n.
     δήλωση, ισχυρισμός, διαβεβαίωση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     n.
     1 The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
     2 Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
     3 A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
     4 Maintenance; vindication
     5 (lb en computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a
  condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     n.
     1 The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
     2 Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
     3 A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
     4 Maintenance; vindication
     5 (lb en computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a
  condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     n.
     1 The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
     2 Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
     3 A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
     4 Maintenance; vindication
     5 (lb en computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a
  condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Assertion
     German n.
     f assertion

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     n.
     1 The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
     2 Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
     3 A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
     4 Maintenance; vindication
     5 (lb en computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a
  condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Assertion
     German n.
     f assertion

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     Englanti n.
     1 positiivinen väite, väittämä, vakuutus, julistus
     2 väittäminen, vakuuttaminen, julistaminen positiivisella väitteellä
     3 (yhteys ohjelmointi k=en) varmistus siitä, että tietty looginen
  ehto on totuusarvoltaan tosi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  assertion
     Franska n.
     utsaga

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Assertion /asɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  assertion, affirmation
  bestimmte, feststellende Behauptung, Feststellung oder Versicherung, bei der ohne jede Begründung etwas als wahr behauptet oder geleugnet wird

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Assertion /asɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  asercja 2.
  bestimmte, feststellende Behauptung, Feststellung oder Versicherung, bei der ohne jede Begründung etwas als wahr behauptet oder geleugnet wird
   3.
  Zusicherung oder Annahme über den Zustand von Variablen innerhalb einer Programmiersprache oder eines Entwicklungstools

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Assertion /asɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  1. заверение, констатация
  bestimmte, feststellende Behauptung, Feststellung oder Versicherung, bei der ohne jede Begründung etwas als wahr behauptet oder geleugnet wird
  2. утверждение
  Zusicherung oder Annahme über den Zustand von Variablen innerhalb einer Programmiersprache oder eines Entwicklungstools

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Assertion /asɛʁˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  1. aserción, afirmación, aseveración
  bestimmte, feststellende Behauptung, Feststellung oder Versicherung, bei der ohne jede Begründung etwas als wahr behauptet oder geleugnet wird
  2. aserción
  Zusicherung oder Annahme über den Zustand von Variablen innerhalb einer Programmiersprache oder eines Entwicklungstools

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  bewering

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  مصادقة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  assertion //əˈsɜɹʃən// //əˈsɜːʃən// /[əˈsɝʃn̩]/ 
  твърде́ние
  affirmation; statement asserted

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/ 
  prosazení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/ 
  tvrzení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/ 
  uplatnění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  Aussage  [ling.]
           Note: behauptende Äußerung
   see: assertions, positive assertion, negative assertion
  
           Note: assertive utterance

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  Behauptung 
        "assertion without substance"  - unbegründete Behauptung
        "make an assertion"  - eine Behauptung aufstellen
        "I stand by my assertion that …"  - Ich bleibe bei meiner Behauptung, dass …
        "My assertion is that everyone can be creative if they want to be."  - Ich behaupte, dass jeder kreativ sein kann, wenn er nur will.
     Synonyms: claim, averment
  
   see: assertions, claims, averments, factual claim, allegation of fact, untenable assertion
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  Behauptung  [math.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  Geltendmachung , Berühmung , Vorbringen  [jur.]
           Note: eines Anspruchs, Patents usw.
   see: assert a claim
  
           Note: of a claim, patent etc.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  assertion //əˈsɜɹʃən// //əˈsɜːʃən// /[əˈsɝʃn̩]/ 
  vakuutus, väite
  affirmation; statement asserted

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  assertion /əsəːʃən/
  assertion

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/ 
  1. दावा
        "I seriously think of your assention ."
        "His assertion that the crime was committed during the day is false."
        "His assertion implied his innocence."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  tvrdnja

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  1. kijelentés
  2. állítás
  3. követelés

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  assertion /ɐsˈɜːʃən/
  asserzione

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  assertion //əˈsɜɹʃən// //əˈsɜːʃən// /[əˈsɝʃn̩]/ 
  主張
  affirmation; statement asserted

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  assertion /əsəːʃən/
  afirmacão, asserção, garantia

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  assertion //əˈsɜɹʃən// //əˈsɜːʃən// /[əˈsɝʃn̩]/ 
  bekräftelse
  affirmation; statement asserted

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  assertion /a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 
  Aussage, Behauptung

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  assertion /asɛʀtjɔ̃/ 
  contention, assertion

From français-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-fin ]

  assertion /a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 
  vaite

From français-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-lit ]

  assertion /a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 
  pareiškimas

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  assertion /asɛrtjõ/
  bewering

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  assertion /a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 
  asserção

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  assertion /a.sɛʁ.sjɔ̃/ 
  aserción

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈsɝʃən/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/asɛʁsjɔ̃/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  107 Moby Thesaurus words for "assertion":
     Parthian shot, 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, 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, say-so, saying,
     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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 断言,主张;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 断言,主张

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