Reasons given for or against something, or heated disagreements between people.
From Latin 'argumentum' meaning 'evidence, proof,' from 'arguere' 'to make clear, prove.' Originally meant logical reasoning; the 'quarrel' sense developed in the 14th century.
In computer programming, 'arguments' are values passed to functions, maintaining the original meaning of 'evidence' or 'input for consideration.' The word shows how logical discourse and emotional conflict can share the same linguistic root.
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