argument: Meaning and Definition of

ar•gu•ment

1. an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation: a violent argument.
2. a discussion involving differing points of view; debate: They were deeply involved in an argument about inflation.
3. a process of reasoning; series of reasons: I couldn't follow his argument.
4. a statement, reason, or fact for or against a point: This is a strong argument in favor of her theory.
5. an address or composition intended to convince or persuade; persuasive discourse.
6. subject matter; theme: The central argument of his paper was presented clearly.
7. an abstract or summary of the major points in a work of prose or poetry, or of sections of such a work.
1. an independent variable of a function.
2. Also calledamplitude.the angle made by a given vector with the reference axis.
3. the angle corresponding to a point representing a given complex number in polar coordinates. Cf. principal argument.
9. a variable in a program, to which a value will be assigned when the program is run: often given in parentheses following a function name and used to calculate the function.
1. evidence or proof.
2. a matter of contention.