assertoric
|as-ser-tor-ic|
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/ˌæsərˈtɔrɪk/
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/ˌæsəˈtɒrɪk/
relating to assertion
Etymology
'assertoric' originates from Late Latin, specifically the Late Latin word 'assertoricus', where the root 'asser-' meant 'to assert, to affirm'.
'assertoric' changed from Late Latin 'assertoricus' into Middle English usages and eventually became the modern English adjective 'assertoric'.
Initially it meant 'relating to making an assertion,' and over time this core sense has been retained, including a technical use in logic for assertoric propositions.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
making an assertion; stating something positively or confidently.
Her assertoric statement left no room for doubt.
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Adjective 2
(logic, technical) Relating to or constituting an assertoric judgment or proposition — one that affirms or denies something as factual rather than merely possible.
In classical logic, an assertoric proposition affirms a matter of fact rather than posing a possibility.
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