Look up: argument

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   Argument
   Angular distance.
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   Argument
   Input parameter to a program.
   Found on http://www.windmill.co.uk/glossary.html
   
   
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   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 mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
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   Argument
   Operational code name for Allied air attacks on German factories in February 1944.
   Found on http://www.secondworldwar.co.uk/glossa.h
   
   
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   Argument
   A parameter that is typed after a command or program name to enable or disable specific options. Also known as a template.
   Found on http://www.amigahistory.co.uk/a.html
   
   
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   argument
   variable used in the definition of a function: its value determines the value of the function (eg: A in SIN(A))
   Found on http://www.le.ac.uk/cc/glossary/ccgla.ht
   
   
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   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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   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 execute the function square with x having the value...
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   argument
   data qualifying a command Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • any value of an independent variable Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers)
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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    argument
    The data test or comparison that an ‘logic function` performs. For example, If x<4, then... The x<4 is the argument.
    Found on http://www.stmarys.tlfe.org/subjects/inf
    
    
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    Argument
    Definition (keystage 3) A mathematical proof, possibly quite an informal one.
    Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht
    
    
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    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. » « 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 prov ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/119
    
    
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    Argument
    Ar'gu·ment (ăr'gu*m e nt) intransitive verb [ Latin argumentari .] To make an argument; to argue. [ Obsolete] Gower.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/119
    
    
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    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 reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, ...
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    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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    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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    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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    Argument
    In general parlance, an argument is a discussion involving conflicting points of view.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument
    
    
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    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 about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for o...
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    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 ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/98
    
    
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    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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    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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    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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    Argument
    See Function.
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