Constatation

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of verification. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an assumption that is basic to an argument wordnet
  3. 3
    An assertion; a proposition assumed for the sake of argument, an axiom. countable, uncountable

    "In Q₂, he marks his departure from alternative constatation of fact (“Either love has put eyes in my head that have not true sight, or they see truly, but my judgment is amiss”) to social speculation by avoiding the see of visual perception in favor of the words eyes dote and love's eye, which clearly denote not simple perception but biased judgement."

Etymology

From French constatation.

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