argument

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹɡjʊmənt/, /-ɡju-/, /-ɡjə-/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɑ(r).ɡ(j)ʊ.mɛɳʈ/ Hyphenation: ar‧gu‧ment === Etymology 1 === From Middle English argument, from Anglo-Norman and Old French arguement, from Latin argumentum. The English word is analysable as argue +‎ -ment. Doublet of argumentum. Displaced native Old English racu and ġeflit. ==== Noun ==== argument (countable and uncountable, plural arguments) (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:argument (logic, philosophy) 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. (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation. (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves. (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision. (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause. (countable, mathematics) The independent variable of a function. The phase of a complex number. (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends. (countable, programming) A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function. Synonyms: actual argument, passed parameter A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter. (countable, obsolete) A matter in question; a business in hand. The subject matter of an artistic representation, discourse, or writing; a theme or topic. (uncountable, archaic) Evidence, proof; (countable) an item of such evidence or proof. ===== Usage notes ===== see Thesaurus:false, Thesaurus:stupid, Thesaurus:deceptive (parameter at a function call): some authors regard the use of argument to mean “formal parameter” to be imprecise, preferring that argument be used to refer only to the value that is used to instantiate the parameter at runtime, while parameter refers only to the name in the function definition that will be instantiated. ===== Alternative forms ===== arguement (obsolete) ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Meronyms ===== (logic): conclusion, premise, proposition ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Collocations ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === The obsolete senses are derived from Middle English argumenten (“to argue, discuss; to consider, reflect”), from Old French argumenter (“to argue”), from Latin argūmentārī (“to adduce arguments or proof, prove, reason; to adduce (something) as argument or proof; to conclude”), from argūmentum (“argument (for a position); evidence, proof; point, theme; thesis, topic; plot (in theatre)”) (see further at etymology 1) + -or (the first-person singular present passive indicative of -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). The current sense is derived from the noun. ==== Verb ==== argument (third-person singular simple present arguments, present participle argumenting, simple past and past participle argumented) (intransitive, obsolete, now nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) To put forward as an argument; to argue. (intransitive, obsolete) To adduce evidence, to provide proof. ===== Conjugation ===== === References === === Further reading === argument on Wikipedia.Wikipedia argument of a function on Wikipedia.Wikipedia argument (literature) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia argument (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia argument (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “argument”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “argument”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “argument”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. argument in Britannica Dictionary argument in Macmillan Collocations Dictionary argument in Sentence collocations by Cambridge Dictionary argument in Ozdic collocation dictionary argument in WordReference English Collocations == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin argūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ər.ɡuˈmen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ər.ɡuˈment] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.ɣuˈment] === Noun === argument m (plural arguments) argument (reason) (computing) argument plot, storyline (mathematics) argument (grammar) argument ==== Related terms ==== argumentar === Further reading === “argument”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “argument”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “argument” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “argument” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈarɡumɛnt] === Noun === argument m inan argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== parametr m === Further reading === “argument”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “argument”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “argument”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Noun === argument n (singular definite argumentet, plural indefinite argumenter) argument ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== argumentere === References === “argument” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch argument, from Old French argument, from Latin argūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑr.ɣyˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: ar‧gu‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === argument n (plural argumenten, diminutive argumentje n) an argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition) (logic, philosophy) a series of propositions, intended so that the conclusion follows logically from the premises (mathematics) an argument (independent variable of a function) (programming) an argument (value or reference passed to a function) (linguistics) an argument (any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause) (obsolete) a decision (obsolete) a subject matter, theme or topic (obsolete) a quarrel, a dispute, an argument ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: argument == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin argūmentum, from arguō (“prove, argue”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ɡy.mɑ̃/ === Noun === argument m (plural arguments) argument (grammar) argument of a verb, phrase syntactically connected to a verb (object and subject) ==== Derived terms ==== argument d'autorité argumentaire argumenter argumentation ==== Related terms ==== arguer ==== See also ==== (grammar): valence === Further reading === “argument”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian argomento. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ar.ɡuˈmɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === argument m (plural argumenti) argument ==== Related terms ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin argumentum. === Noun === argument n (definite singular argumentet, indefinite plural argument or argumenter, definite plural argumenta or argumentene) argument ==== Related terms ==== argumentere argumentasjon === References === “argument” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === argumeint (Trøndelag) === Etymology === From Latin argumentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑrɡʉˈmɛnt/ (Trøndelag) IPA(key): /ɑrɡʉˈmɛɲc/ === Noun === argument n (definite singular argumentet, indefinite plural argument, definite plural argumenta) argument ==== Related terms ==== argumentasjon === References === “argument” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin argūmentum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arˈɡu.mɛnt/ Rhymes: -umɛnt Syllabification: ar‧gu‧ment === Noun === argument m inan (diminutive argumencik) (literary) point, argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition) (philosophy, logic, mathematics, programming) argument ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === argument in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN argument in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French argument, from Latin argumentum. === Noun === argument n (plural argumente) argument ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arɡǔment/ Hyphenation: ar‧gu‧ment === Noun === argùment m inan (Cyrillic spelling аргу̀мент) argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition) (philosophy, logic, mathematics, programming) argument ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin argumentum === Pronunciation === === Noun === argument n an argument supporting a stance (mathematics) an argument; an independent variable passed to a function (programming) an argument; a variable passed to a function ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== argumentation argumentera