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US
/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/
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[ UK /ˈɑːɡjuːmənt/ ]
[ UK /ˈɑːɡjuːmənt/ ]
NOUN
- 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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a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
they were involved in a violent argument -
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
the editor added the argument to the poem -
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true -
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
the argument over foreign aid goes on and on -
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 - (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
How To Use argument In A Sentence
- If we have spent several class periods introducing conventions of reasoned evidence in argumentative writing, we usually look for such features in student papers.
- There are a lot of counterarguments to using more labor in China.
- I'll just summarize the main points of the argument in a few words if I may.
- The argument behind x is not quantitative, and we do not have an expression for its expected value under a null isolation model.
- I think the argument of race as a cause of criminality like Walter brings up is somewhat off-point - The reason why those racial divides in criminality show up is mainly because those lines go together with education - or rather: the lack of good education. Can a Godless Society be a
- This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.
- Yet there is one basic flaw in the argument. The Sun
- Therefore, if the vaccine afforded protection for life, there would be a very strong argument in favor of universal vaccination - no chicken pox and no shingles.
- The strength of the argument for splitting the bill is evident in the reaction of the two Republican senators from Texas.
- At the least, that first conclusion seems to me unproven by his own arguments in favor of mortality.
