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Assertion vs Assessment - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between assertion and assessment

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while assessment is the act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.

assertion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
  • Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
  • (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

    • Related terms

    * assertoric

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    assessment

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia assessment) (en noun)
  • The act of assessing or an amount (of tax, levy or duty etc) assessed.
  • An appraisal or evaluation.