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function::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function |
| Type of | mathematical relation |
| Has types | multinomial, metric function, metric, operator, circular function, transformation, threshold function, kronecker delta, polynomial, isometry, expansion, inverse function, exponential function, exponential, trigonometric function |
function::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | affair, occasion, social function, social occasion |
| Type of | social event |
| Has types | jubilation, celebration, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, fundraiser, observance, party, photo op, photo opportunity, sleepover |
a seemingly endless round of social functions.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | purpose, role, use |
| Type of | utility, usefulness |
| Has types | raison d'etre |
the function of an auger is to bore holes.
function::noun | Spocien Dictionary
function::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | social gathering, social affair |
it was a black-tie function.
function::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | relation |
height is a function of age.
price is a function of supply and demand.
Examples of function
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Cell phones have a calculator function you can use to precisely calculate a tip.
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The increase in the gap is a function of pension accounting as much as anything.
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An on-demand over-boost function provides a massive 270 Newton meters of torque.
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The brain normally produces the amount of glucose it needs to function properly.
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How do you feel about seeing the adventure of life reduced to a function of DNA?
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How do the other 2 companies continue to function with no intellectual property?
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This would make the traffic function on Googlie Maps pretty effective and handy.
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That's a function of the skyrocketing rise in the cost of weapons and personnel.
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The problem with this isnt a matter of capability as it is a matter of function.
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- (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
- Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
- Serve: serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
- What something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
- The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
- Officiate: perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
- In mathematics, the Minkowski question mark function, sometimes called the slippery devil's staircase and denoted by ?(x), is a function possessing various unusual fractal properties, defined by Hermann Minkowski in 1904. ...
- A function is part of an answer to a question about why some object or process occurred in a system that evolved through a process of selection. Thus, function refers forward from the object or process, along some chain of causation, to the goal or success. ...
- In engineering, a function is interpreted as a specific process, action or task that a system is able to perform .
