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argument, controversy, contention, tilt, contestation, disputation, disceptation, arguing | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | |
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debate, argument, argumentation | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal | |
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argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true | |
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line, argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning | a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | |
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argument | a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable | |
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argument, parameter | [in computer_science] a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program | |
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argument, literary argument | a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie |