[state.ment] n (ca. 1775) 1: something stated: as a: a single declaration or remark: assertion b: a report of facts or opinions
2: the act or process of stating or presenting orally or on paper
3: proposition 2a
4: the presentation of a theme in a musical composition
5: a summary of a financial account showing the balance due
6: an opinion, comment, or message conveyed indirectly usu. by nonverbal means "monuments are ~s in form and space --O. B. Hardison, Jr." 7: an instruction in a computer program