Assertion

/əˈsɜːʃən/ noun

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

Meaning

  1. (noun) The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
  2. (noun) Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted. “You're a man of strong assertions!”
  3. (noun) A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence. “That's just a bare assertion.”
  4. (noun) Maintenance; vindication “the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives”
  5. (noun) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

Letter breakdown

  • Assertion contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

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What does Assertion mean?

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

How many letters are in Assertion?

Assertion has 9 letters.

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