- argument, statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
--1 is a kind of evidence
--1 has particulars:proof; counterargument; pro; con; case; clincher, determiner, determining factor; adducing; last word; specious argument Derived form: verb argue3 - controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing - a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"
--2 is a kind of dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
--2 has particulars:argy-bargy, argle-bargle; firestorm; sparring; polemic; fight Derived form: verb argue2 - argument, argumentation, debate - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
--3 is a kind of discussion, give-and-take, word
Derived form: verb argue1 - argument, literary argument - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem"
--4 is a kind of summary
- argument - a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
--5 is a kind of variable, variable quantity