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 System-level errors are generated as augmented `Error` instances, which are
 detailed [here](#errors_system_errors).
 
+## Class: AssertionError
+
+A subclass of `Error` that indicates the failure of an assertion. Such errors
+commonly indicate inequality of actual and expected value.
+
+For example:
+
+```js
+assert.strictEqual(1, 2);
+// AssertionError [ERR_ASSERTION]: 1 === 2
+```
+
 ## Class: RangeError
 
 A subclass of `Error` that indicates that a provided argument was not within the