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argument

noun
  1. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood
    line
  2. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
  3. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
    parameter
  4. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
    “the editor added the argument to the poem”
    literary argument
  5. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
    “It was a strong argument that the hypothesis was true.”
    statement
  6. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
    “the argument over foreign aid goes on and on”
    argumentation
  7. a contentious speech act
    tilt