noun proof; evidence.
2. argument ·noun matter for question; business in hand.
3. argument ·vi to make an argument; to argue.
4. argument ·noun the independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.
5. argument ·noun a process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.
6. argument ·noun the quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the refraction.
7. argument ·noun 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.
8. argument ·noun 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.