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. Compare principal argument .

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.

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