Dictionary Check: argument
"argument" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Example:
"it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
noun
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
Example:
"they were involved in a violent argument"
noun
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Example:
"the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
noun
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
Example:
"the editor added the argument to the poem"
noun
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
noun
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
Example:
"if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable"
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