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argument

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑɹɡjumənt/

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noun

Argumento, razón

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

Examples :

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

Mi argumento para quedarme hasta tarde fue que necesitaba tiempo extra para terminar mi proyecto.

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noun

Discusión, pelea

A verbal dispute; a quarrel.

Examples :

"The siblings had a loud argument about who got to use the last slice of pizza. "

Los hermanos tuvieron una fuerte discusión sobre quién se comería la última porción de pizza.

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noun

Razonamiento, argumentación

A process of reasoning.

Examples :

"My argument for staying home today was based on feeling unwell. "

Mi argumentación para quedarme en casa hoy se basó en sentirme mal.

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noun

Argumentación, razonamiento

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 :

"My argument for staying home from school today is that I have a fever and a bad headache. "

Mi argumento para quedarme en casa hoy es que tengo fiebre y un fuerte dolor de cabeza.

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noun

Argumento

The independent variable of a function.

Examples :

"In the math problem, "x" is the argument of the function. "

En el problema de matemáticas, "x" es el argumento de la función.

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noun

Argumento

The phase of a complex number.

Examples :

"The argument of the complex number 3 + 4i is 53.1 degrees. "

El argumento del número complejo 3 + 4i es 53.1 grados.

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noun

Un valor, o una referencia a un valor, pasado a una función

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."

Los parámetros son como espacios en blanco rellenables etiquetados que se utilizan para definir una función, mientras que los argumentos se pasan a una función al llamarla, rellenando esos espacios en blanco.

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Argumento, parámetro

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

Examples :

"The function "calculate_grade" takes the student's score as an argument. "

La función "calculate_grade" toma la puntuación del estudiante como un argumento.

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noun

Argumento, constituyente

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

Examples :

"In the sentence "My sister is preparing dinner," the argument "preparing dinner" shows the action being taken by the subject. "

En la oración "Mi hermana está preparando la cena", el argumento "preparando la cena" muestra la acción que está realizando el sujeto.

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Argumento, variable independiente

The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends.

Examples :

"The altitude is the argument of the refraction."

La altitud es el argumento de la refracción.

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noun

Tema, argumento, asunto

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 argument of the book was about the importance of family values. "

El tema del libro trataba sobre la importancia de los valores familiares.

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Tema, asunto

Matter for question; business in hand.

Examples :

"The argument about who gets to choose the movie tonight is our main business now. "

El tema de quién elige la película esta noche es nuestro asunto principal ahora.

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verb

Argumentar, discutir

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

Examples :

"My sister argued her point about needing a new phone. "

Mi hermana argumentó su punto de vista sobre la necesidad de un teléfono nuevo.

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