Definition of "assertion" in English

noun

1. The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

2. Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

   • You're a man of strong assertions!

3. A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

   • That's just a bare assertion.

4. Maintenance; vindication.

   • the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives

5. (programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

6. (finance) The set of information that the statement preparer is providing in a financial statement audit.