Argument — synonyms, definition

1. argument (Noun)

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argument (Noun) — A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true. ex. "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

argument (Noun) — A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. ex. "they were involved in a violent argument"

argument (Noun) — A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal. ex. "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"

argument (Noun) — A summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie. ex. "the editor added the argument to the poem"

argument (Noun) — (computing) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program.

argument (Noun) — A variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable.

argument (Noun) — A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning. ex. "I can't follow your logical argument"

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