Argument
Definition of Argument
Ar´gu`ment Pronunciation: ăr´gũ`ment | n. | 1. | Proof; evidence. | | 2. | A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it. | | 3. | A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation. | | 4. | The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem. | | 5. | Matter for question; business in hand. | | 6. | (Astron.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction. | | 7. | (Math.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends. | | v. i. | 1. | To make an argument; to argue. |
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