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assert

/əˈsɜːt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An assertion; a section of source code which tests whether an expected condition is true.
  2. To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
  3. To use or exercise and thereby prove the existence of.
  4. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to
  5. To specify that a condition or expression is true at a certain point in the code.
  6. To set a signal on a line using a voltage or electric current.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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