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   ar·gu·ment

   /ˈärɡyəmənt/

   noun

   • 1. an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one: "I've had an argument with my father" Similar quarreldisagreementsquabblefightdifference of opiniondisputewrangleclashaltercationfeuddissensionwar of wordscontretempsexchange of viewsdebatediscussiondiscoursedisputationcontroversyinformal:tiffbarneyset-todust-upbust-upshouting/slanging matchspatding-dongfalling-outrowaftersrammy
   • 2. a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong: "there is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal" Similar reasoningline of reasoninglogiccasedefensejustificationvindicationapologyexplanationrationalizationevidencereasonsgroundsargumentationpolemicassertiondeclarationclaimpleacontentionexpostulationdemonstration
   • 3. an independent variable associated with a function and determining the value of the function. For example, in the expression y = F (x1, x2), the arguments of the function F are x 1 and x 2, and the value is y.
   • ▪ another term for amplitude
   • ▪ a value or address passed to a procedure or function at the time of call.
   • ▪ the middle term in a syllogism.
   • 4. any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object.
   • 5. a summary of the subject matter of a book. archaic Similar themetopicsubject mattergistoutlinesummarysynopsisabstractprecisplotstoryline

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘process of reasoning’): via Old French from Latin argumentum, from arguere ‘make clear, prove, accuse’.

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