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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]
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2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination
by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.
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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.
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