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The correct spelling is argument.
How to pronounce argument
IPA: /ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/
Say it like: Arg-ume-nt
The correct spelling is argument. A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason. For example: "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."
Usage 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.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- 2.A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- 3.A process of reasoning.
- 4.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.
- 5.The independent variable of a function.
verb
- 1.(NNES) To put forward as an argument; to argue.
Spelling pattern and memory trick
Pattern
Dropped silent E
Why it happens
Argue loses its final E before -ment, so the spelling is argument, not arguement.
Memory trick: In an argument, the E leaves before things get heated.
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