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argument definition
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Grep of noun argument argument argumentation literary argument logical argument specious argument Overview of noun argument The noun argument has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (23) argument, statement -- (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true") 2. (21) controversy, contention, contestation, tilt, argument, arguing -- (a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument") 3. (3) argument, debate -- (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on") 4. (1) argument, literary argument -- (a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem") 5. argument, independent variable -- (a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable) Grep of adj argument argumentative Overview of noun argument The noun argument has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (23) argument, statement -- (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true") 2. (21) controversy, contention, contestation, tilt, argument, arguing -- (a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument") 3. (3) argument, debate -- (a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on") 4. (1) argument, literary argument -- (a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem") 5. argument, independent variable -- (a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable)
argument definition