function
Meaning
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- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- An official or social occasion.
- (slang) An official or social occasion.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
Synonyms
social occasion
social function
social gathering
ability
work well
mathematical function
operating procedure
official duties
official duty
be effective
be in operation
serve as
work ability
religious ceremony
operating capacity
working process
unary coding
act as
choral service
crockery set
festive occasion
fill in for
Frequency
Hyphenated as
func‧tion
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/
Etymology
From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus, perfect participle of fungor (“to perform, execute, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).
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