different between understanding vs argumentation

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nd??stand??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd??stænd??/
• Rhymes: -ænd??
• Hyphenation: un?der?stand?ing

Noun

understanding (countable and uncountable, plural understandings) (with of, but with for in sense of "sympathy")

1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment.
2. (countable) Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer.
3. (countable) Opinion, judgement or outlook.

4. (countable) An agreement of minds; harmony; something mutually understood or agreed upon.
   1. An informal contract; mutual agreement.

   2. A reconciliation of differences.

5. (uncountable) Sympathy.

Derived terms

• peace that passeth understanding

Translations

See also

• intellection

Adjective

understanding (comparative more understanding, superlative most understanding)

1. Showing compassion.
2. (dated) Knowing; skilful.

Translations

Verb

understanding

1. present participle of understand

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin arg?ment?ti?.

Noun

argumentation (usually uncountable, plural argumentations)

1. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.

   His chain of argumentation is flawed.

2. An exchange of arguments

   Their argumentation continued long into the night.

3. The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.

Derived terms

• argumentational
• argumentationally
• counterargumentation

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin arg?ment?ti?. Synchronically analysable as argumenter +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.?y.m??.ta.sj??/

Noun

argumentation f (plural argumentations)

1. argument (process of reasoning)

Further reading

• “argumentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Swedish

Noun

argumentation c

1. argument, arguing; a discussion or a quarrel
2. argument; process of reasoning

Declension