statement

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a line of code written as part of a computer program

   I wrote the statement equating my variable with the number 5.

2. 2
   noun

   a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

   I issued a statement that I believed it was the right course of action.

3. 3
   noun

   a nonverbal message or indication of intent or position

   Your choice of clothes makes a statement about who you are.

4. 4
   noun

   the presentation of a musical theme

   I loved the initial statement of the sonata.

5. 5
   noun

   A declaration or remark.

   make a statement

6. 6
   noun

   A document that summarizes financial activity.

   a bank statement

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   adj

   Decisive.

   Gabriel Martinelli scored a dramatic late winner as Arsenal earned a statement victory over defending Premier League champions Manchester City at Emirates Stadium.

Etymology

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