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argument
[ahr-gyuh-muhnt]
noun
an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation.
a violent argument.
a discussion involving differing points of view; debate.
They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
a process of reasoning; series of reasons.
I couldn't follow his argument.
a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point.
This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.
subject matter; theme.
The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
an abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, or of sections of such a work.
Mathematics.
an independent variable of a function.
Also called amplitude.the angle made by a given vector with the reference axis.
the angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in polar coordinates.
Computers.a variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function name and used to calculate the function.
Obsolete.
evidence or proof.
a matter of contention.
argument
/ ˈɑːɡʊəԳ /
noun
a quarrel; altercation
a discussion in which reasons are put forward in support of and against a proposition, proposal, or case; debate
the argument on birth control will never be concluded
(sometimes plural) a point or series of reasons presented to support or oppose a proposition
a summary of the plot or subject of a book, etc
logic
a process of deductive or inductive reasoning that purports to show its conclusion to be true
formally, a sequence of statements one of which is the conclusion and the remainder the premises
logic an obsolete name for the middle term of a syllogism
maths
an element to which an operation, function, predicate, etc, applies, esp the independent variable of a function
the amplitude of a complex number
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- reargument noun
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She and her husband got into an argument about his immigration status, she said.
That might sound like an abstruse philosophical argument, but he says it's a hot debate within the scientific community.
The two haven’t seen each other in years, after an argument about money on their anniversary ended in a messy shouting match in the middle of the street.
“I am not prone to hyperbole. I am prone to, like, popping off a little bit. I know that,” Walz said, prefacing his argument that Americans are living in a “dangerous” time.
In my recent conversation with Fishkin, I focused mainly on his results rather than on the underlying academic arguments — which are addressed at length in his book.
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An argument is a spoken disagreement or altercation between two people, The argument between the couple began with a disagreement over who’s turn it was to empty the dishwasher.An argument is also a debate, as in The argument about whether or not to buy new playground equipment went back and forth for over an hour.An argument is a series of reasons, as in The debating team always prepared an argument on the importance of debating teams. An argument is also a theme or central argument, as in an essay.Example: The debate turned into a heated argument when the missing money was brought up.
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