function
nounEtymology
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”).
Definitions
What something does or is used for.
- Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
A professional or official position.
An official or social occasion.
- Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.
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Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing
Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or…
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…
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.
To have a function.
To carry out a function
To carry out a function; to be in action.
- Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.
The neighborhood
- neighborfunctorterms related to function
- neighborfungibleterms related to function
- neighborsubfunction
- neighboracidity function
- neighborexecutive ego function
- neighborspectral density function
- neighborspectral function
- neighborcontrol function
- neighborluminosity functionastronomy: Hyponyms of function
- neighbormass functionastronomy: Hyponyms of function
- neighborphase functionastronomy: Hyponyms of function
- neighborsource functionastronomy: Hyponyms of function
Derived
Ackermann function, activation function, adaptive-control function, afunction, analytical function generator, anatomy of function, antihyperbolic function, antitrigonometric function, arc-hyperbolic function, arithmetic function, bent function, bifunction, bifunctional, binary function, biofunction, black-box function, bodily function, Borel function, busy beaver function, ceil function, ceiling function, choice function, cofunction, complex function, consumption function, cryptofunction, cubic function, cumulative distribution function, derived function, Dickman function, difunctional, digamma function, diode function generator, Dirac delta function, Dirichlet eta function, disfunction, divisor function, dysfunction, eigenfunction expansion, electron wave function · +162 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at function. 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.
A definitional loop anchored at function. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at function
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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