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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,
     examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
     1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or
        dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [archaic]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
        by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of
              all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.
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     Discussion of a problem or Discussion of an equation
        (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable
        values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the
        result. --Math. Dict.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,
     examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]
     1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or
        dispersing, as a tumor, or the like.
  
     2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
        by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
  
              The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of
              all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.
  
     Discussion of a problem or an equation (Math.), the
        operation of assigning different reasonable values to the
        arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. --Math.
        Dict.

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