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argument

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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true(noun.communication)

Example:
It was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true.

Synonym:
statement

source: wordnet30
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement(noun.communication)

Example:
They were involved in a violent argument.

Synonym:
arguing, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt

source: wordnet30
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal(noun.communication)

Example:
The argument over foreign aid goes on and on.

Synonym:
argumentation, debate

source: wordnet30
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie(noun.communication)

Example:
The editor added the argument to the poem.

Synonym:
literary argument

source: wordnet30
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program(noun.communication)

Synonym:
parameter

source: wordnet30
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable(noun.cognition)

source: wordnet30
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument

source: wordnet30
Proof; evidence.(noun)

source: webster1913

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