assertion
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- noun
- /əˈsɜrʃən/
- Specialized
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aserción
- Before logging in, I presented an assertion that contained my identity details for verification.
- timing assertion
- statement assertion
- financial statement assertion
Examples
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To authenticate the user, the software relied on an assertion provided by the external identity provider.
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The assertion records the name of the agent and a confidence value.
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As mentioned above, the assertion graph is not, in general, free of cycles.
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The core data structure used by WatsonPaths is the assertion graph.
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In the assertion graph, each node represents exactly one statement, and each edge represents exactly one relation.
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That assertion set stopped action on the proposal or suspended its enactment if it had already been passed.
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The extracted factors become nodes in a graph structure called the assertion graph, on which the remaining steps of the process will operate.
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At this stage, the assertion graph consists of the full scenario, individual scenario sentences, and the extracted factors.
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The results also disconfirm previous assertions that minority children adjust less well to school and receive more help in school.
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Because disbursement transactions originate in local offices, all financial statement assertions regarding inventory, accounts payable, and cost of goods sold are threatened.
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Synonyms
A digitally signed statement from a trusted authority that shows a device's state
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Assertion in computing has the same origin from the Latin root sert meaning 'to put', as in insert. In this field an assertion is a signed 'claim' about a user that a system uses to check who they are or to allow access.