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arguments

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənts/ /ˈɑɹɡjəmənts/

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noun

A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

Examples :

"My arguments for a later curfew were based on my good grades and responsible behavior. "

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A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

Examples :

"The siblings often had arguments about whose turn it was to do the dishes. "

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A process of reasoning.

Examples :

"The lawyer presented his arguments to the judge to convince her of his client's innocence. "

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A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.

Examples :

"The lawyer presented strong arguments in court, using evidence and logic to convince the jury that his client was innocent. "

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The independent variable of a function.

Examples :

"In the math problem y = f(x), "x" represents the arguments that the function 'f' uses to calculate the value of "y". "

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The phase of a complex number.

Examples :

"In mathematics class, we learned that complex numbers have magnitudes and arguments, the arguments representing the angle of the number in the complex plane. "

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A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function.

Examples :

"Parameters are like labeled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks."

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A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.

Examples :

"When calling the `calculate_sum` function, we passed the numbers 5 and 3 as its arguments. "

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Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.

Examples :

"The teacher explained that the verb "give" in the sentence "She gives him the book" has three arguments: "she," "him," and "the book." "

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The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.

Examples :

"The altitude is the argument of the refraction."

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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.

Examples :

"The student understood the main arguments of the chapter after reading the summary. "

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Matter for question; business in hand.

Examples :

"The arguments for discussion at the meeting included budget cuts and employee benefits. "

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verb

(NNES) To put forward as an argument; to argue.

Examples :

"The lawyer arguments the defendant's innocence based on new evidence. "

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