an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one

I've had an argument with my father

heated arguments over public spending

there was some argument about the decision

a reason or set of reasons given in support of an idea, action or theory

there is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal

he rejected the argument that keeping the facility would be costly

an independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value. For example, in the expression y = F(x₁, x₂), the arguments of the function F are x ₁ and x ₂, and the value is y

any of the noun phrases in a clause that are related directly to the verb, typically the subject, direct object, and indirect object

a summary of the subject matter of a book