a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true

[ Syn: statement ]

a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; they were involved in a violent argument

[ Syn: controversy , contention , contestation , disputation , disceptation , tilt , arguing ]

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; the argument over foreign aid goes on and on

[ Syn: argumentation , debate ]

a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; the editor added the argument to the poem

[ Syn: literary argument ]

(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

[ Syn: parameter , parameter ]

a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; I cant follow your line of reasoning

[ Syn: argumentation , logical argument , line of reasoning , line ]