arguments

1. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is trueExamples: "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"Synonyms: argument, statement

2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreementExamples: "they were involved in a violent argument"Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation, tilt

3. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposalExamples: "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"Synonyms: argument, argumentation, debate

4. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movieExamples: "the editor added the argument to the poem"Synonyms: argument, literary argument

5. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or programSynonyms: argument, parameter

6. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variableSynonyms: argument