assertion

«assertion» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a strong statement that something is true, often without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an assertion, assertions)

meaning for a pupil

1) An assertion is a strong statement that something is true, often without proof given. tree →

2) Assertion is the act of standing up for your rights or opinions. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English and debate lessons, pupils back up assertions with evidence. In science, an assertion should be tested. In maths and computing, an assertion is a statement that must be true; a program checks it.

examples

• His assertion that ghosts exist had no evidence. tree →
• Support your assertion with facts. tree →
• The teacher questioned her assertion. tree →
• The assertion that the moon is made of cheese is false. tree →
• Self-assertion helps you say no to bad ideas. tree →
• The program checks the assertion that the total is positive. tree →
• Of course the ruler of the lower world had to prove this assertion. tree →

note

Plural: assertions. Verb: assert. Assertion ≠ proof: a claim needs evidence to be accepted.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «assertion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.