Function Definition
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Etymology
From Middle French fonction, from Old French function, from Latin functio genituve functionis "performance, execution", from Latin functus past participle of fungor "perform, execute, discharge".
Pronunciation
Noun
function (plural functions)
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- An official or social occasion.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
Synonyms
- (what something does or is used for): aim, intention, purpose, role, use
- (professional or official position): occupation, office, part, role
- (official or social occasion): affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
- (analysis: many-to-one relation): many-to-one map, many-to-one mapping, mathematical function, operation, transformation
- (computing: routine that returns a result): procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine
Hypernyms
- (mathematics): relation
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Derived terms
terms derived from "function"
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Verb
function (third-person singular simple present functions, present participle functioning, simple past and past participle functioned)
- (intransitive) to have a function
- (intransitive) to carry on a function; to be in action
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (to carry on a function): malfunction
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Translations
to have a function
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Function
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up function in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Function may refer to:- Diatonic function, a term in music theory
- Function (biology), explaining why a feature survived selection
- Function (computer science), or subroutine, a portion of code within a larger program, performs a specific task
- Function (engineering), related to the selected property of a system
- Function (language), in linguistics, a way of achieving an aim using language
- Function (mathematics), an abstract entity that associates an input to a corresponding output according to some rule
- Function model, a structured representation of the functions, activities or processes
- Function object, or functor or functionoid, a concept of object-oriented programming
- Function Drinks, a beverage company based in Redondo Beach, California.
- A formal event such as a party or meeting
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