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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