In logic, relating to a type of proposition that asserts something as actually true (as opposed to possible or necessary).
From Medieval Latin 'assertoricus,' from Latin 'assertor.' This philosophical and logical term became standardized during the Scholastic period to categorize types of statements and claims.
Medieval and modern logicians use 'assertoric' as the fancy name for simple true statements—when Aristotle said 'the cat is on the mat,' that's an assertoric proposition, different from 'the cat might be on the mat' (possible) or 'the cat must be on the mat' (necessary).
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