function
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō, from functus, perfect participle of fungor ("to perform, execute, discharge"), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.
Pronunciation Nounfunction (plural functions)
What something does or is used for. - Synonyms: aim, intention, purpose, role, use
A professional or official position. - Synonyms: occupation, office, part, role
An official or social occasion. - Synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
- Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.
- (slang) A party.
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. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain. - Synonyms: map, mapping, mathematical function, operator, transformation
- Hypernyms: relation, morphism
(computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result. - Synonyms: procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine, func, funct
(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.
- French: fonction
- German: Funktion, Funktionalität
- Italian: funzione
- Portuguese: função
- Russian: фу́нкция
- Spanish: función
- German: Funktion, Feier, Festveranstaltung
- Italian: cerimonia, funzione, ricevimento
- Portuguese: função
- Russian: фу́нкция
- Spanish: función
- French: en fonction de
- German: Abhängigkeitsverhältnis
- Italian: funzione
- Portuguese: função
- Russian: фу́нкция
- French: fonction
- German: Funktion
- Italian: funzione
- Portuguese: função
- Russian: фу́нкция
- Spanish: función
- French: fonction
- German: Funktion
- Italian: funzione
- Portuguese: função
- Russian: фу́нкция
- Spanish: función
- French: fonction
- German: Funktion, Zweck
- Italian: funzione
- Portuguese: função
- Russian: фу́нкция
- Spanish: función
function (functions, present participle functioning; simple past and past participle functioned)
- (intransitive) To have a function.
- Synonyms: officiate, serve
- (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
- Synonyms: go, operate, run, work
- Antonyms: malfunction
- German: fungieren
- Italian: funzionare, fungere
- Portuguese: funcionar
- Russian: функциони́ровать
- Spanish: fungir, servir
- French: fonctionner, marcher
- German: funktionieren, arbeiten, wirken, (slang) funzen
- Italian: funzionare
- Portuguese: funcionar
- Russian: функциони́ровать
- Spanish: funcionar, fungir, marchar
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