Argument

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argument (plural: arguments)

  1. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason:
  2. A verbal dispute; a quarrel
  3. A process of reasoning
  4. (mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) The independent variable of a function.
  5. (programming): A variable that is being passed to a function.
  6. A summary or short statement of the plot or chief points of a book


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A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason
A verbal dispute; a quarrel
A process of reasoning
A variable that is being passed to a function
  • Swedish: argument
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