statement

n 1: 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: a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is

true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was

true" [syn: {argument}]

3: (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial

statement of the sonata"

4: a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who

you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for

attention"

5: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something [syn:

{affirmation}, {assertion}]

6: (computer science) a line of code written as part of a

computer program [syn: {instruction}, {command}, {program

line}]

7: a document showing credits and debits [syn: {financial

statement}]