1. • noun - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
   • noun - a contentious speech act
   • noun - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
   • noun - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
   • noun - (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
   • noun - a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
   • noun - a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood
2. • A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate.
   • A quarrel; a dispute.
   • A reason or matter for dispute or contention: “sheath’d their swords for lack of argument” (Shakespeare).
   • A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood: presented a careful argument for extraterrestrial life.
   • A fact or statement put forth as proof or evidence; a reason: The current low mortgage rates are an argument for buying a house now.
   • A summary or short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work.
   • A topic; a subject: “You and love are still my argument” (Shakespeare).
   • The minor premise in a syllogism.
   • Mathematics.
   • The independent variable of a function.
   • The amplitude of a complex number.
   • A value used to evaluate a procedure or subroutine.
3. • n - a discussion involving differing points of view

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