argument in WordNet English dictionary

1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
   "they were involved in a violent argument"
   controversy  contention  contestation  disputation  disceptation  tilt  argument  arguing 
   
2. a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
   argument 
   
3. a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
   "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
   argumentation  logical argument  argument  line of reasoning  line 
   
4. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
   "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on"
   argument  argumentation  debate 
   
5. a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
   "the editor added the argument to the poem"
   argument  literary argument 
   
6. a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
   "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
   argument  statement 
   
7. (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
   argument  parameter