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