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noun
Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An exchange of arguments
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Narrower terms: line of inquiry, line of questioning, casuistry, policy
noun
a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: argument, debate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discussion, give-and-take, word
Narrower terms: logomachy
History
Etymology tree Latin argūmentor Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin argūmentātiōder. Middle English argumentacioun English argumentation Inherited from Middle English argumentacioun, from Anglo-Norman argumentacion, Middle French argumentation, or their etymon Latin argūmentātiō; by surface analysis, argument + -ation.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
