argument

1. An argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition).
2. An argument (fact or statement used to support a proposition).
3. An argument (independent variable of a function).
4. An argument (value or reference passed to a function).
5. An argument (any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause).
6. (obsolete) A decision.
7. (obsolete) A subject matter, theme or topic.
8. (obsolete) A quarrel, a dispute, an argument.