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noun Mathematics.

the radian measure of the argument between −π and π of a complex number.Compare argument (def. 8c).

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In 2009, a Pakistani Christian woman got into a religious argument with some Muslim women with whom she was harvesting berries.
In Defense of Blasphemy|Michael Tomasky|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I remember that after the movie, people were saying how depressing it was, and I started an argument with them.
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Mehdi Bayati has been putting forward the same argument as my middle school teachers.
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The argument now is how to limit certain types of plays that banks can make under certain circumstances.
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The New York kingmaker who died Monday believed voters could actually handle a nuanced argument.
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This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
"The Smoker," and "Mother and Daughter," a triptych, are two of her principal pictures.
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It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.
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The principal room or "hall" will accommodate about 1,000 persons, the remaining portion of the premises being let off in offices.
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Many people when presented with the argument above, would settle it at once with the word "socialism."
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

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