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afirmación — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affirmation noun A statement declaring that something is true; the act of confirming something firmly.
  • assertion noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
  • claim verb To state that something is true, often without having proved it yet.
  • statement noun Something said or written that expresses a fact, opinion, or position.

Senses

afirmación is used for these senses in English:

  • affirmation That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
  • assertion Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
  • claim A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
  • claim A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.
  • statement A presentation of opinion or position.

affirmation — full definition

  1. noun A statement declaring that something is true; the act of confirming something firmly.
  2. noun A short positive statement repeated to build confidence or motivation.

assertion — full definition

  1. noun A firm, confident statement, especially one made without offering proof.
  2. noun In computing, a statement in code that checks whether a condition is true at that point, used to catch bugs.

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