/stejˈtmʌnts/ - [steytmunts] -
We found 3 definitions of statements from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: statements |
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statement - 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" | ||
subject matter, message, content, substance a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | ||
sum-up, summary a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions" | ||
pleading (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding | ||
amendment the act of amending or correcting | ||
thing a separate and self-contained entity | ||
true statement, truth a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is that he didn't want to do it" | ||
verbal description, description sort or variety; "every description of book was there" | ||
declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) | ||
announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" | ||
bill of rights a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) | ||
formula a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | ||
mathematical statement a statement of a mathematical relation | ||
bidding, bid a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" | ||
word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
explanation, account thought that makes something comprehensible | ||
explanandum, explicandum (logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained | ||
explanans (logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises | ||
value statement a statement of the desirability of something | ||
representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent | ||
solvent, result, answer, solution, resolution a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances; "the solvent does not change its state in forming a solution" | ||
reply, answer, response the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" | ||
announcement, promulgation a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" | ||
forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | ||
proposition a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition" | ||
quotation the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" | ||
untruth, falsehood, falsity a false statement | ||
understatement a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | ||
qualification, reservation the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform" | ||
cautious statement a statement made with careful qualifications | ||
commentary, comment a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" | ||
remark, comment, input explicit notice; "it passed without remark" | ||
rhetorical question a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical questions" | ||
misstatement a statement that contains a mistake | ||
restatement a revised statement | ||
understanding, agreement the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect" | ||
term, condition any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree" | ||
estimate a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent" | ||
chemical formula, formula a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | ||
representation an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent | ||
declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) | ||
assurance freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority" | ||
recital performance of music or dance especially by soloists | ||
statement - a document showing credits and debits | ||
financial statement | ||
commercial document, commercial instrument a document of or relating to commerce | ||
bank statement a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month" | ||
invoice, account, bill the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account" | ||
account statement, accounting, account a system that provides quantitative information about finances | ||
statement - (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata" | ||
melodic theme, musical theme, idea, theme the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" | ||
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" | ||
augmentation the act of augmenting | ||
statement - a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" | ||
statement - a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" | ||
argument | ||
evidence your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" | ||
proof a trial photographic print from a negative | ||
counterargument an argument offered in opposition to another argument | ||
pro an argument in favor of a proposal | ||
con an argument opposed to a proposal | ||
case a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" | ||
determining factor, clincher, determiner a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets | ||
adducing citing as evidence or proof | ||
last word an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take" | ||
statement - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | ||
instruction, command, program line | ||
computer code, code a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy | ||
computer program, computer programme, programme, program a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours" | ||
computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | ||
call (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" | ||
command line commands that a user types in order to run an application | ||
link a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" | ||
macro, macro instruction a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language | ||
system error an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules | ||
statement - the act of affirming or asserting or stating something | ||
affirmation, assertion | ||
speech act the use of language to perform some act |