assertion — Английский словарь

Существительное

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   "Do tell us the real name of your country, and then when you are gone we shall know how to talk about you." To this luminous argument and remonstrance I could oppose nothing but assertion, and the whole party remained firmly convinced that I was for some reason or other deceiving them.

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Синонимы

   contention

   Примеры

   You're a man of strong assertions!

   Другие примеры (1)

   Suppose you are given the semifactual assertion, "even if Nora had liked mathematics then she would have became^([sic]) a scientist" and then you find out that Nora did in fact become a scientist.

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   That's just a bare assertion.

   Другие примеры (2)

   Drivers' union ASLEF bluntly rebuffed the claim of unofficial action, calling it a lie. And Avanti West Coast was unable to provide any proof for its assertion, when questioned by RAIL.

   However, that assertion is not backed up by US intelligence, sources told CNN. […] That claim came despite the Trump administration’s repeated assertions that the US had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program in military strikes last year.

4. Maintenance; vindication.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   The user should be absolutely confident that the error issued is a real design error. In other words, a user should be confident that his assertion code is correct and that the assertion failure is not a false condition.

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

Существительное

1. a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

   Синонимы

   avermentasseveration

   Более общие понятия

   declaration

2. the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

   Синонимы

   affirmationstatement

   Более общие понятия

   speech act