as·ser·tion /əˈsɝʃən, æ-/
斷言,主張
assertion
判定
As·ser·tion n.
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.
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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]