[ad_1] noun
- the process of developing or presenting an argument; reasoning.
- discussion; debate; disputation: The lengthy argumentation tired many listeners.
- a discussion dealing with a controversial point.
- the setting forth of reasons together with the conclusion drawn from them.
- the premises and conclusion so set forth.
- argument(def 5).
noun
- the process of reasoning methodically
- a less common word for argument (def. 2), argument (def. 3)
mid-15c., “presentation of formal arguments,” from Old French argumentacion (14c.), from Latin argumentationem (nominative argumentatio) “the bringing forth of a proof,” noun of action from past participle stem of argumentari (see argue). Meaning “debate, wrangling, argument back and forth” is from 1530s.