Meaning of ASSERTION
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| | Definition: | | 1. An expression which, if false, indicates an error. Assertions are used for debugging by catching can't happen errors. 2. In logic programming, a new fact or rule added to the database by the program at run time. This is an extralogical or impure feature of logic programming languages. |
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