different between assertion vs assertation

English

Etymology

Middle French assertion, from Latin assertio

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??s????n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s????n/, [??s??n?]

• Rhymes: -??(?)??n

Noun

assertion (countable and uncountable, plural assertions)

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.
   • 2006, Srikanth Vijayaraghavan, Meyyappan Ramanathan, A Practical Guide for SystemVerilog Assertions (page 284)

     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.

Synonyms

• accusation
• allegation
• censure
• charge
• crimination
• impeachment

Related terms

• assertoric

Translations

References

• “assertion” in the Collins English Dictionary
• assertion at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Restainos, airstones, arsonites, asterions, notarises, rai stones, reasonist, senoritas, señoritas

French

Etymology

From Latin asserti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.s??.sj??/

Noun

assertion f (plural assertions)

1. assertion

Related terms

• asserter
• assertif
• assertivement
• assertoire

Further reading

• “assertion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Noun

assertation (plural assertations)

1. An assertion, statement of opinion.
   • 1909, World Today (volume 16, page 149)

     And he surveyed the audience with a sweep of his eye as if challenging a denial to his assertation. Dimitry, who looked up to Vanya in all matters, hastened to accord with him: […]

   • 1959, Digest and Decisions of the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board

     The question of causation or aggravation of tuberculosis is primarily a medical question. Appellant has produced no medical opinion evidence to support his assertation that the alleged employment factors played any part […]