Definitions for statement

Overview of noun statement

The noun statement has 7 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (58) 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")

2. (10) argument, statement

(a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true")

3. (1) statement

((music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata")

4. (1) statement

(a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention")

5. affirmation, assertion, statement

(the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)

6. instruction, command, statement, program line

((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)

7. statement, financial statement

(a document showing credits and debits)