Argument

ar;gu;ment pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle english, from anglo-french, from latin argumentum, from argueredate: 14th century 1 obsolete : an outward sign : indication2 a : a reason given in proof or rebuttal b : discourse intended to persuade3 a : the act or process of arguing : argumentation b : a coherent series of statements leading from a premise to a conclusion c : quarrel, disagreement4 : an abstract or summary especially of a literary work lt;an argument preceded the poemgt;5 : the subject matter especially of a literary work6 a : one of the independent variables upon whose value that of a function depends b : a substantive (as the direct object of a transitive verb) that is required by a predicate in grammar c : amplitude 4