principal argument

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. the radian measure of the argument between −π and π of a complex number.

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Example Sentences

Oz’s energetic campaigning has been his principal argument for himself.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

This was Erickson’s principal argument during the debate.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

In early 2006, the coalition hired Wiley to advise Saddam’s lawyers, whose principal argument was that the court itself was illegal.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 18, 2016

His principal argument was the “sheer confusion” over the similarity between Australia and New Zealand’s flags.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2016

Their principal argument has always been, that the bill will destroy the peerage.

From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron