statement

noun
/ˈsteɪtm(ə)nt/UK/ˈsteɪtmənt/US

Etymology

Back-formation from statementing or back-formation from statemented.

  1. derived from stātus
  2. derived from estat
  3. inherited from stat
  4. suffixed as statement — “state + ment

Definitions

  1. A declaration or remark.

    • make a statement
    • publish a statement
    • utter a statement
  2. A presentation of opinion or position.

  3. A document that summarizes financial activity.

    • a bank statement
  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to…

      An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.

      • In this section we will examine BASIC's primary statement for repeating a string of statements under program control: the FOR statement. Another statement, the NEXT statement, is always used with a FOR statement.
      • However, it is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the control ultimately reaches the last statement of the range.
    2. Decisive.

      • Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.
    3. To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of…

      To provide an official document of a proposition, especially in the UK, a Statement of Special Educational Needs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at statement. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01statement02summarizes03summarize04summary05legally06contrary07contradictory08contradicts09contradict

A definitional loop anchored at statement. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at statement

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA