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Proof; evidence. |
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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 or in favor of it,
or against it. |
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A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of
rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation. |
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The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic
representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the
contents of a book, chapter, poem. |
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Matter for question; business in hand. |
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The quantity on which another quantity in a table
depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction. |
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The independent variable upon whose value that of a
function depends. |
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To make an argument; to argue. |
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