argument
(noun)
noun
1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
Similar word(s): statement
Definition categories: communication, evidence
2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- they were involved in a violent argument
Similar word(s): arguing, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt
Definition categories: communication, conflict, difference, dispute
3. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- the argument over foreign aid goes on and on
Similar word(s): argumentation, debate
Definition categories: communication, discussion, word
4. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- the editor added the argument to the poem
Definition categories: communication, summary
5. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
Similar word(s): parameter
Definition categories: communication, value, address, reference
6. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
Definition categories: thought, variable
7. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Similar word(s): argumentation, line
Definition categories: thought, reasoning
Sentences with argument as a noun:
- Parameters are like labeled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks.
- The altitude is the argument of the refraction.