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functioning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | operation, performance |
| Type of | process, physical process |
| Derivation | function |
functioning::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a functioning flashlight.
Examples of functioning
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Jenkins said BELLAS hopes to raise $100,000 to keep it functioning another year.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Moreover, turning deposits into a functioning mining industry will take decades.
From the dailyherald.com
It is designed to inspire mastery, beyond just capturing functioning capability.
From the forbes.com
Maybe all the people with functioning brains found ways to get out of jury duty.
From the forbes.com
A final check verifies that the GPS transmitter is functioning, then he lets go.
From the newscientist.com
We are determined to enhance the functioning and transparency of energy markets.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A second major problem was a dearth of functioning commercial livestock markets.
From the sciencedaily.com
She discovers paintings and a Polaroid camera, with fully functioning flashbulb.
From the guardian.co.uk
The absence of a functioning government means there are no building regulations.
From the economist.com
- (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 .
