Observation vs Assertion - What's the difference?
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The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
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A remark or comment.
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A judgement based on observing.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
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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.
As nouns the difference between observation and assertion
is that observation is the act of observing, and the fact of being observed while assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.observation
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- That's a foolish observation .
- To observations which ourselves we make / We grow more partial for the observer's sake.
- We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.