Meaning of argument
Definition of argument
(noun)
a
fact
or
assertion
offered as
evidence
that something is true; "it was a
strong
argument that his
hypothesis
was true"
a
contentious
speech
act; a
dispute
where
there
is
strong
disagreement; "they were
involved
in a
violent
argument"
a
discussion
in which reasons are
advanced
for and against
some
proposition
or proposal; "the argument
over
foreign
aid goes on and on"
a
summary
of the
subject
or
plot
of a
literary
work
or
play
or movie; "the
editor
added the argument to the poem"
(computer science) a
reference
or
value
that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or
program
a
variable
in a
logical
or
mathematical
expression
whose
value
determines the
dependent
variable; if f(x)=y, x is the
independent
variable
a
course
of
reasoning
aimed at demonstrating a
truth
or falsehood; the
methodical
process
of
logical
reasoning; "I can't
follow
your
line
of reasoning"
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