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Re: Why "arguments"?by sparkyichi (Deacon) |
on Jul 26, 2005 at 14:50 UTC ( [id://478224]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
From dictionary.com:
6.Computer Science. A value used to evaluate a procedure or subroutine. I think this is derived from #5: Mathematics. - The independent variable of a function. or #7: Linguistics. - In generative grammar, any of various positions occupied by a noun phrase in a sentence.
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