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assertion

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(programming)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.
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Not very long ago some one invented the assertion that there were only "Four Hundred" people in New York City who were really worth noticing.
The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context
For every assertion must, as is admitted, be either true or false, whereas expressions which are not in any way composite such as 'man', 'white', 'runs', 'wins', cannot be either true or false.
The Categories by Aristotle View in context
It is true that I heard the dying Indian's words; but if those words were pronounced to be the ravings of delirium, how could I contradict the assertion from my own knowledge?
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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