argument

nouns

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
"it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
argument, statement
is derived from
argue
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
"they were involved in a violent argument"
arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt
is derived from
argue
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
"the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
argument, argumentation, debate
is derived from
argue
a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
"the editor added the argument to the poem"
argument, literary argument
(computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
argument, parameter
a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
argument
is a type of (narrower)
a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
variable, variable quantity
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"
argument, argumentation, line, line of reasoning, logical argument