argument

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Czech 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.2.2 Related terms 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 Serbo-Croatian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 5 Swedish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Anglo-Norman < Latin argumentum (“‘proof, evidence, token, subject, contents’”) < arguere (“‘to prove, argue’”); see argue.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɑːgjʊmənt/, SAMPA: /"A:gjUm@nt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɑɹgjumənt/, SAMPA: /"Ar\gjum@nt/
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[edit] Noun

argument (plural arguments)

1. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason:
2. A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
3. A process of reasoning.
4. (philosophy, logic) A series of statements organized so that the final statement is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding statements, which function as premises.
5. (mathematics) The independent variable of a function.
6. (programming) A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
7. (programming) A parameter in a function definition; a formal argument.
8. A summary or short statement of the plot or chief points of a book.

[edit] Usage notes

• ((programming) formal argument) The use of the word argument without formal as a qualifier is common, but is a loose usage. Parameter is more correct.

[edit] Synonyms

• (programming) (value) actual argument
• (programming) parameter
• See also Wikisaurus:argument
• See also Wikisaurus:dispute

[edit] Related terms

• argue
• arguer
• arguable
• argumentative
• argumentation

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• argument in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• argument in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Noun

argument m.

1. argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition)

[edit] Derived terms

• protiargument

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• parametr m.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin argumentum (verb arguere)

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[edit] Noun

argument m. (plural arguments)

1. argument

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /argǔment/
• Hyphenation: ar‧gu‧ment

[edit] Noun

argùment m. (Cyrillic spelling аргу̀мент)

1. argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition)
2. (philosophy, logic, mathematics, programming) argument

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[edit] Noun

Inflection for argument	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	argument	argumentet	argument	argumenten
Possessive form	arguments	argumentets	arguments	argumentens

argument

1. argument; a reason
2. (mathematics) argument; an independent variable passed to a function
3. (programming languages) argument; variable passed to a function