| explanation | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. account, explanation | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ simplification | an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity. |
| ~ accounting | a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes.; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions" |
| ~ reason | an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon.; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly" |
| ~ justification | a statement in explanation of some action or belief. |
| ~ exposition | an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse.; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background" |
| ~ explication | a detailed explanation of the meaning of something. |
| ~ gloss, rubric | an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text. |
| ~ deriving, etymologizing, derivation | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase. |
| ~ definition | a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol. |
| ~ interpretation | an explanation that results from interpreting something.; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence" |
| ~ walk-through | a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process.; "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. explanation | thought that makes something comprehensible. |
| ~ interpreting, rendering, rendition, interpretation | an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious.; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning" |
| ~ cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" |
| ~ rationale, principle | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature).; "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines" |
| ~ cornerstone, fundament, groundwork, basis, foundation, base | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained.; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" |
| ~ key | something crucial for explaining.; "the key to development is economic integration" |
| ~ rationalization, rationalisation | the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason. |
| ~ theory | a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena.; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory" |
| n. (communication) | 3. explanation | the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible.; "I heard his explanation of the accident" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ elucidation | an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on. |
| ~ explication | the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.. |
| statement | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. 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" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ amendment | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.). |
| ~ thing | a statement regarded as an object.; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" |
| ~ true statement, truth | a true statement.; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it" |
| ~ description, verbal description | a statement that represents something in words. |
| ~ 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 conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle. |
| ~ mathematical statement | a statement of a mathematical relation. |
| ~ bidding, bid | (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make. |
| ~ word | a brief statement.; "he didn't say a word about it" |
| ~ explanation, account | a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc..; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account" |
| ~ 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 | a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting.; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality" |
| ~ answer, result, solution, solvent, resolution | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" |
| ~ answer, reply, response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" |
| ~ promulgation, announcement | a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen.; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" |
| ~ forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | a statement made about the future. |
| ~ proposition | (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false. |
| ~ quotation | a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity. |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| ~ understatement | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said. |
| ~ reservation, qualification | a statement that limits or restricts some claim.; "he recommended her without any reservations" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| ~ term, condition | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" |
| ~ estimate | a statement indicating the likely cost of some job.; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop" |
| ~ chemical formula, formula | a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements. |
| ~ representation | a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract.; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor" |
| ~ declaration | a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties. |
| ~ assurance | a statement intended to inspire confidence.; "the President's assurances were not respected" |
| ~ recital | a detailed statement giving facts and figures.; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities" |
| ~ negation | a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement. |
| n. (communication) | 2. argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" |
| ~ evidence | an indication that makes something evident.; "his trembling was evidence of his fear" |
| ~ proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it. |
| ~ 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 statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.; "he stated his case clearly" |
| ~ clincher, determiner, determining factor | an argument that is conclusive. |
| ~ adducing | citing as evidence or proof. |
| ~ last word | the final statement in a verbal argument.; "she always gets the last word" |
| ~ specious argument | an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious. |
| n. (communication) | 3. statement | (music) the presentation of a musical theme.; "the initial statement of the sonata" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ augmentation | the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original). |
| ~ diminution | the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original). |
| n. (communication) | 4. statement | a nonverbal message.; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| n. (communication) | 5. affirmation, assertion, statement | the act of affirming or asserting or stating something. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ say-so | one chap's arbitrary assertion. |
| n. (communication) | 6. command, instruction, program line, statement | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ computer code, code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions. |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ call | an instruction that interrupts the program being executed.; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed" |
| ~ command line | commands that a user types in order to run an application. |
| ~ link | (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ toggle | any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time. |
| n. (communication) | 7. financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ 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, bill, account | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| ~ account statement, accounting, account | a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance.; "they send me an accounting every month" |
| ~ earnings report, income statement, operating statement, profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period. |
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