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function
[ fuhngk-shuhn ]
noun
- the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion.
- a factor related to or dependent upon other factors:
Price is a function of supply and demand.
- Mathematics.
- Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x 2 ; operator.
- Also called mul·ti·ple-val·ue func·tion [muhl, -t, uh, -p, uh, l-, val, -yoo , fuhngk, -sh, uh, n]. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y 2 = x 2 , which assigns to every x the two values y = + x and y = − x.
- a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice.
- a relationship in which an input value of a variable has a specifically calculated output value: for example, if the function of x is x 2 , the output will always be the square of whatever the value of x is. : f, F
- Geometry.
- a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine.
- Grammar.
- the grammatical role a linguistic form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction.
- the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively.
- Sociology. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system.
verb (used without object)
- to perform a specified action or activity; work; operate:
The computer isn't functioning now. He rarely functions before noon.
- to have or exercise a function; serve:
In earlier English the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair.
function
/ ˈʌŋʃə /
noun
- the natural action or intended purpose of a person or thing in a specific role
the function of a hammer is to hit nails into wood
- an official or formal social gathering or ceremony
- a factor dependent upon another or other factors
the length of the flight is a function of the weather
- Also calledmapmapping maths logic a relation between two sets that associates a unique element (the value) of the second (the range) with each element (the argument) of the first (the domain): a many-one relation. Symbol: f( x ) The value of f( x ) for x = 2 is f(2)
verb
- to operate or perform as specified; work properly
- foll by as to perform the action or role (of something or someone else)
a coin may function as a screwdriver
function
/ ŭԲ′ə /
- A relationship between two sets that matches each member of the first set with a unique member of the second set. Functions are often expressed as an equation, such as y = x + 5, meaning that y is a function of x such that for any value of x, the value of y will be 5 greater than x.
- A quantity whose value depends on the value given to one or more related quantities. For example, the area of a square is a function of the length of its sides.
function
- In mathematics , a quantity whose value is determined by the value of some other quantity. For example, “The yield of this field is a function of the amount of fertilizer applied” means that a given amount of fertilizer will yield an amount of whatever crop is growing.
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܲԳپDzԱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٱ·ڳܲԳ·پDz adjective
- ܱ·پ·ڳܲԳ·پDz adjective
- ԴDz·ڳܲԳ·پDz·Բ adjective
- ··ڳܲԳ·پDz·Բ adjective
- ·ڳܲԳ·پDz noun
- ·ڳܲԳ·پDz verb (used without object)
- ܲ·ڳܲԳ·پDz noun
- ··ڳܲԳ·پDz noun
- ܲ·ڳܲԳ·پDz·Բ adjective
- ɱ-ڳܲԳ·پDz·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of function1
Example Sentences
The order called for the majority of the functions of the library-focused agency, as well as several others, to “be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”
And in fact, I'm hearing our friends in Europe, in Germany and elsewhere, saying that the United States is really no longer a functioning democracy if these things continue to happen.
The document further states that some of NOAA's other functions could be carried out in the private sector “at lower cost and higher quality.”
Among the SLAM-expressing cells that measles wrecks are memory B and T cells, two crucial players in a functioning immune system.
Right-wing media functions as an ideological machine, while left-wing content creation remains scattered, precarious, and too often detached from the movements and institutions that could amplify its reach.
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