function


Definition: Meaning of, function in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n /

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function functions
  1. [uncountable and countable] the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or something does
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  2. [countable] a large party or official event
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  3. [countable usually singular] technical a quantity or quality whose value changes according to another quantity or quality that is related to it
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  4. [countable] one of the basic operations performed by a computer
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
function functioned functioned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
functioning functions
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  1. to work in the correct or intended way
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  2. if something functions in a particular way, it works in that way
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function used in phrases

  • bodily function (noun)
    1. an organic process that takes place in the body
  • characterisic function (noun)
    1. electronics graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
  • circular function (noun)
    1. function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
  • control function (noun)
    1. an operation that controls the recording, processing or transmission of interpretation of data
  • derived function (noun)
    1. x the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df/dx
  • domain of a function (noun)
    1. mathematics the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
  • exponential function (noun)
    1. a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
  • function call (noun)
    1. a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program
  • function key (noun)
    1. a key on a computer KEYBOARD that tells the computer to do something
  • function word (noun)
    1. a word that does not mean anything on its own, but shows the relationship between other words in a sentence, for example words such as 'but' or 'if'
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