true assertion
1Assertion (computing) — In computer programming, an assertion is a predicate (i.e., a true–false statement) placed in a program to indicate that the developer thinks that the predicate is always true at that place. For example, the following code contains two assertions …
2assertion */ — UK [əˈsɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [əˈsɜrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms assertion : singular assertion plural assertions a definite statement or claim that something is true …
3assertion sign — The sign was used by Frege to put in front of sentences that are being asserted as true, as opposed to sentences that are involved in some process of reasoning, but are not themselves put forward as true. This use was superseded in modern logic… …
4assertion — as|ser|tion [ ə sɜrʃn ] noun count * a definite statement or claim that something is true …
5assertion — [əˈsɜːʃ(ə)n] noun [C] a statement in which you say that something is definitely true …
6No true Scotsman — For the practice of wearing a kilt without undergarments, see True Scotsman. No true Scotsman is an informal logical fallacy, an ad hoc attempt to retain an unreasoned assertion.[1] When faced with a counterexample to a universal claim, rather… …
7Bare assertion fallacy — The bare assertion fallacy is a fallacy in formal logic where a premise in an argument is assumed to be true merely because it says that it is true.One form of the fallacy may be summarized as follows:*Fact 1: X claims statement A. *Fact 2: X… …
8Verities — Verity Ver i*ty, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v[ e]rit[ e], L. veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.] 1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality. The verity of… …
9Verity — Ver i*ty, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v[ e]rit[ e], L. veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.] 1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality. The verity of certain… …
10verity — n. 1. Truth, truthfulness, true or real nature, reality, consonance to the reality of things. 2. True statement, true assertion, fact, true tenet …
