Definition of statement

Definitions

Noun

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

Noun

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"

Noun

(music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"

Noun

a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"

Noun

the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

Noun

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

Noun

a document showing credits and debits

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Synonyms

affirmation argument assertion command financial statement instruction program line

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More General Terms

code commercial document commercial instrument computer code content evidence idea melodic theme message musical theme speech act subject matter substance theme

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More Specific Terms

account account statement accounting adducing agreement amendment announcement annunciation answer assurance augmentation bank statement bid bidding bill Bill of Rights call case cautious statement chemical formula clincher command line comment commentary con condition counterargument declaration description determiner determining factor diminution earnings report estimate explanandum explanans explanation explicandum falsehood falsity forecasting foretelling formula income statement input invoice last word link macro macro instruction mathematical statement misstatement negation operating statement pleading prediction pro proclamation profit-and-loss statement prognostication promulgation proof proposition qualification quotation recital remark reply representation reservation resolution response restatement result rhetorical question say-so solution solvent specious argument summary sum-up system error term thing toggle true statement truth understanding understatement untruth value statement verbal description word

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