principal argument

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the radian measure of the argument between −π and π of a complex number.

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Example Sentences

He was counseled against the move by a sportswriter whose principal argument was that President Herbert Hoover was only making $75,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

“There are good reasons,” Kethledge begins, “not to call an opponent’s argument ‘ridiculous,’ which is what State Farm calls Barbara Bennett’s principal argument here.

From Washington Post

There is but one principal argument which has been used for the Amendment.

From Time Magazine Archive

In early 2006, the coalition hired Wiley to advise Saddam’s lawyers, whose principal argument was that the court itself was illegal.

From The New Yorker

His principal argument for keeping the state's colleges in a single system is to avoid expensive duplication.

From Time Magazine Archive