- (n.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
- (n.) Proof; evidence.
- (n.) Matter for question; business in hand.
- (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it or against it.
- (n.) The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
- (n.) A process of reasoning or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
- (n.) The subject matter of a discourse, writing or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.
- (v.i.) To make an argument; to argue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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