argument

Definition

• n. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
• n. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
• n. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
• n. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

Word forms

Plural

arguments

Example sentences

1. n.

   They had a heated argument about the best way to solve the problem.

2. n.

   In programming, an argument is often used to pass information to a function.