Argument - Definition

n 1: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is
true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was
true" [syn: argument, statement]
2: a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong
disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
[syn: controversy, contention, contestation,
disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing]
3: a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against
some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid
goes on and on" [syn: argument, argumentation, debate]
4: a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play
or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" [syn:
argument, literary argument]
5: (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a
function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program [syn:
argument, parameter]
6: a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose
value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the
independent variable
7: a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or
falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I
can't follow your line of reasoning" [syn: argumentation,
logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line]