English-Danish translations for argument

• argument
  Derfor er dette argument ukorrekt. Therefore, this argument is incorrect.
  Er der brug for flere argumenter for at gøre mere? Does one need further arguments to do more?
  Der er mange argumenter, der taler for. There are many arguments in favour.
• argumentation
• diskussion
  Det er et argument, som med rette er blevet nævnt under vores diskussion i dag. This is an argument that has rightly been advanced during our discussion today.
  Det er i stigende grad blevet en økonomisk debat, en økonomisk diskussion. It has become more and more an economic debate, an economic argument.
  De beder os om ikke at medbringe italienske diskussioner her. You ask us not to bring Italian arguments here.
• skænderi
  Men det er ikke et skænderi om, hvorvidt EU er godt eller dårligt. However, this is not an argument about whether the EU is a good thing or a bad thing.
  Vi kan til enhver tid undskylde et enkeltstående skænderi eller endog et tilfældigt slag. We can all, at times, excuse an occasional argument or even an accidental slap that might be given.
  Undskyld, hr. formand, det er meget vanskeligt at tale, når der foregår et skænderi lige bagved en. Excuse me, Mr President, but it is extremely difficult to speak when an argument is going on in the background.

Definition of argument

• A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason
• span id="N2">A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
• span id="N4"> A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises
• span id="N5"> The independent variable of a function.
• span id="N6"> A value, or reference to a value, passed to a function. call by value v.s. call by reference --
• span id="N7"> A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter
• The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends
• 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
• Matter for question; business in hand
• To put forward as an argument; to argue

Examples

• Parameters are like labeled fillable blanks used to define a function whereas arguments are passed to a function when calling it, filling in those blanks.
• The altitude is the argument of the refraction.

Related words

• argumentation
• counterargument
• argumentative
• argumentativeness
• argumental
• argumentive
• argumentable
• conterargumentation
• contrargument