wikipedia|dab=argument
English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/���gjum�nt/
(General American|US) IPA|/��ɹgjum�nt/
audio|en-us-argument.ogg|Audio (US)

WikiSaurus?-link|argument

Etymology
ME. < AF. < L. argumentum < arguere

Noun
en-noun

1. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason:
2. A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
3. A process of reasoning.
4. context|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. math The independent variable of a function.
6. complang A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.
7. complang A parameter in a function definition; a formal argument.
8. A summary or short statement of the plot or chief points of a book.

Usage notes
(complang formal argument) The use of the word argument without formal as a qualifier is common, but is a loose usage. parameter|Parameter is more correct.

Synonyms
complang (value) actual argument
complang parameter

Related terms
argue
arguable
argumentative
argumentation

Translations
trans-top|fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason
Albanian: t+|sq|argument|xs=Albanian
Breton: arguz m, arguzoù p
Catalan: argument m
Czech: t-|cs|argument|m
Finnish: t+|fi|argumentti
French: t+|fr|argument|m
German: t+|de|Argument|n
Hebrew: �ענ� (t'a'ana) f; ��ע�� (t'i'un) m
Portuguese: t+|pt|argumento|m
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Italian: t+|it|argomento|m
Latin: t-|la|argumentum|n
Russian: обо�нование (obosnovánije) n
Slovene: prepir m, spor m
Spanish: t+|es|argumento|m
Swedish: t+|sv|argument|n
Turkish: t+|tr|sav
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Portuguese: t+|pt|discussão|f
Russian: t+|ru|�по�|m|trspor|scCyrl
Slovene: prepir m, spor m
Swedish: t+|sv|argumentation|c, t+|sv|diskussion|c
Turkish: t-|tr|tartı�ma
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trans-top|process of reasoning
Breton: arguzenn f, arguzennoù p
Catalan: argumentació f
Finnish: väittely, perustelu
French: t+|fr|argumentation|f
German: Argumentation f
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Latin: argumentatio f
Portuguese: t+|pt|argumentação|f
Russian: t+|ru|а�г�мен�|m|trargumént|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|argumentation|c
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trans-top|independent variable
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Swedish: t+|sv|argument|n
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trans-top|variable that is being passed to a function
Catalan: argument m
Dutch: t+|nl|argument|n
Finnish: t+|fi|argumentti
French: t+|fr|argument|m
German: t+|de|Argument|n
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Japanese: JAchar|�� (hikisū)
Russian: t+|ru|а�г�мен�|m|trargumént|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|argument|n
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ttbc|Interlingua: argumento
ttbc|Latin: argumentum n
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ttbc|Telugu: వాదమ�
ttbc|Volapük: vödafeit

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Czech

Pronunciation
audio|Cs-argument.ogg|audio

Noun
cs-noun|g=m

1. #English|argument

Derived terms
protiargument

French

Etymology
From L. argumentum (verb arguere)

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. #Noun|argument

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Noun
sv-noun-n-zero
argument

1. #English|argument; a reason
2. sv-mathematics argument; an independent variable passed to a function
3. sv-complang argument; variable passed to a function

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