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1.NounA fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
2.NounA series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
3.NounA process of reasoning; argumentation.
4.NounAn abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; the contents themselves.
5.NounA verbal dispute; a quarrel."The neighbours got into an argument about the branches of the trees that extended over the fence."
6.NounAny dispute, altercation, or collision."Steve got in a physical argument with his neighbor and came away with a black eye.; While biking home, he got in an argument with the pavement."
7.NounAny of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
8.NounThe independent variable of a function.
The phase of a complex number.
A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends."The altitude is the argument of the refraction."
9.NounThe independent variable of a function.
10.NounThe phase of a complex number.
11.NounA quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends."The altitude is the argument of the refraction."
12.NounA value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function."Parameters are like labelled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks."
13.NounA value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function."Parameters are like labelled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks."
14.NounA parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
15.NounA matter in question; a business in hand.
The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
16.NounA matter in question; a business in hand.
17.NounThe subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic.
18.NounEvidence, proof; an item of such evidence or proof.
19.VerbTo put forward as an argument; to argue.
20.VerbTo adduce evidence, to provide proof.