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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchfunction, fromOld Frenchfonction, fromLatinfunctiō(performance, execution), fromfunctus, perfect participle offungor(to perform, execute, discharge), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰewg-(to enjoy).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK)IPA(key): /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/,/ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/
  • (US)IPA(key): /ˈfʌŋkʃən/,[ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n],[ˈfʌŋkʃn̩]
  • Audio(US):(file)
  • Hyphenation:func‧tion
  • Rhymes:-ʌŋkʃən

Noun

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function (pluralfunctions)

  1. What something does or is used for.
    Synonyms:aim,intention,purpose,role,use
    • 2013 May-June,Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, inAmerican Scientist, volume101, number 3:
      Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immunefunctions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
    • 2014 May 1, Jenna Pitcher, “Glu Mobile acquires Diner Dash developer PlayFirst”, inPolygon[1], archived fromthe original on27 September 2023:
      Glu Mobile, who realigned its workforce towards centralized GaaSfunctions last year, announced earlier this month that it will shut down GameSpy Technology on May 31. The service provides multiplayer functionality for dozens of games on consoles, computers and mobile devices.
  2. Aprofessional orofficial position.
    Synonyms:occupation,office,part,role
  3. Anofficial orsocialoccasion.
    Synonyms:affair,occasion,social occasion,social function
    Our hotel is hosting afunction for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.
    1. (slang) Aparty.
  4. Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; aresult orconcomitant.
    • 2008 June 1, A. Dirk Moses, “Preface”, inEmpire, Colony, Genocide: Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History, Berghahn Books,→ISBN, page x:
      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 afunction of European colonialism and imperialism alone.
  5. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
  6. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of thedomain is associated with exactly one element of thecodomain.
    Synonyms:map,mapping,mathematical function,operator,transformation
    Hypernyms:relation,morphism
  7. (computing) Aroutine that receives zero or morearguments and may return a result.
    Synonyms:procedure,routine,subprogram,subroutine,func,funct
  8. (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
  9. (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
  10. (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

Hyponyms

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astronomy: Hyponyms offunction
computing: Hyponyms offunction
logic: Hyponyms offunction
management: Hyponyms offunction
mathematics: Hyponyms offunction
physics: Hyponyms offunction

Derived terms

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terms derived fromfunction (some belong in Hyponyms section above)

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Translations

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what something does or is used for
professional or official position
official or social occasion
relation where one thing is dependent on another
mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
computing: routine that returns a result
biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound

References

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Verb

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function (third-person singular simple presentfunctions,present participlefunctioning,simple past and past participlefunctioned)

  1. (intransitive) To have a function.
    Synonyms:officiate,serve
  2. (intransitive) Tocarry out a function; to be inaction.
    Synonyms:go,operate,run,work
    Antonym:malfunction
    • 1991, Kenneth G Ross, Robert W Matthews,The social biology of wasps:
      Although the laying workersfunctioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.

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Translations

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to have a function
to carry on a function

Middle French

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Noun

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function f (pluralfunctions)

  1. function(what something's intended use is)

Descendants

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