Main entry: statement, financial statement
Definition: a document showing credits and debits
Main entry: statement, program line, command, instruction
Definition: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
Main entry: statement, argument
Definition: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
Usage: it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true
Main entry: statement
Definition: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
Usage: according to his statement he was in London on that day
Main entry: statement
Definition: a nonverbal message
Usage: a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are; his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention
Main entry: statement
Definition: (music) the presentation of a musical theme
Usage: the initial statement of the sonata
Main entry: assertion, affirmation, statement
Definition: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something