A process of reasoning; argumentation.
An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
The independent variable of a function.
A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
Any of the phrases that bears a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
The phase of a complex number.
A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
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.
boasting; insincere or empty talk
Any similar process of singeing.
The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres.
Poisoning by noxious gas.
The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte.