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1. Argument
   In philosophy and logic, an argument is an attempt to persuade someone of something, by giving reasons or evidence for accepting a particular conclusion. The general structure of an argument in a natural language is that of premises (typically in the form of propositions, statements or sentences) i...
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2. Argument
   Angular distance.
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3. Argument
   Input parameter to a program.
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4. argument
   [n] - a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal 2. [n] - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true 3. [n] - a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie 4. [n] - a variable in a logical or m...
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5. Argument
   Operational code name for Allied air attacks on German factories in February 1944.
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6. Argument
   A parameter that is typed after a command or program name to enable or disable specific options. Also known as a template.
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7. argument
   In logic, the middle term in a syllogism. More commonly, the word `argument` denotes a connected series of propositional steps leading from a given premise to a conclusion. ...
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8. argument
   data qualifying a command Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • any value of an independent variable Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
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9. argument
   The data test or comparison that an ‘logic function` performs. For example, If x<4, then… The x<4 is the argument.
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10. Argument
    Ar'gu·ment noun [ French argument , Latin argumentum , from arguere to argue.] 1. Proof; evidence. [ Obsolete] « There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity. Ray. &#...
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11. Argument
    Ar'gu·ment (ăr'gu*m e nt) intransitive verb [ Latin argumentari .] To make an argument; to argue. [ Obsolete] Gower.
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12. argument
    1. Proof; evidence. 'There is. No more palpable and convincing argument of the existence of a Deity.' (Ray) 'Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion?' (South) ... 2. A re...
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13. argument
    noun a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
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14. argument
    argumentation noun a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; `the argument over foreign aid goes on and on`
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15. argument
    noun a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; `the editor added the argument to the poem`
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16. Argument
    • (n.) The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends. • (n.) Proof; evidence. • (n.) Matter for question; business in hand. • (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument ab...
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17. argument
    (from the article `formal logic`) ...is both true and false. Truth and falsity are said to be the truth values of propositions. The function of an operator is to form a new ...
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18. argument
    in logic, reasons that support a conclusion, sometimes formulated so that the conclusion is deduced from premises. Erroneous arguments are called ... [8 related articles]
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19. Argument
    [linguistics] In linguistics, an argument is an expression that helps complete the meaning of a predicate. Most predicates take one, two, or three arguments. A predicate and its arguments form a predicate-argument structure. The discussion of predicates and arguments is associated most with ...
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20. argument
    (programming) (Or 'arg') A value or reference passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command or program, by the caller. For example, in the function definition square(x) = x * x x is the formal argument or 'parameter', and in the call y = square(3+4) 3+4 is the actual argument. This will e...
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21. Argument
    [literature] An argument in literature is a brief summary, often in prose, of a poem or section of a poem or other work. It is often appended to the beginning of each chapter, book, or canto. They were common during the Renaissance as a way to orient a reader within a large work. John Milton...
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22. Argument
    [disambiguation] In philosophy and logic, an argument is an attempt to persuade someone of something, or give evidence or reasons for accepting a particular conclusion. Argument may also refer to: ==Mathematics and computer science== ==Language and rhetoric== ==Music== ==Other uses== ...
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23. argument
    real number f such that -p < f = p, for which the tangent is the ratio of the imaginary part to the real part of a given non-zero complex number and for which the sign is that of the imaginary part NOTE 1 - The argument arg c = f of the complex number c = a + jb = -c- e^jf is equal to: arctan (b/a) if a > 0 p + arctan...
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24. argument
    • The input for a function. • The angle between ZO, where Z is the point representing a complex number on an Argand diagram and O is the origin, and the real axis. • A mathematical proof, possibly an informal one.
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25. Argument
    See Function.
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