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noun
1.
the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
2.
any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion.
3.
a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand.
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Mathematics.
a.
Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x2; operator.
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Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y2 = x2, which assigns to every x the two values y = +x and y = −x.
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a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice.
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EXPANDGeometry.
a.
a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine.
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Grammar.
a.
the grammatical role a linguistic form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction.
b.
the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively.
7.
COLLAPSESociology. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system.
verb (used without object)
8.
to perform a specified action or activity; work; operate: The computer isn't functioning now. He rarely functions before noon.
9.
to have or exercise a function; serve: In earlier English the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair.
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Functioning
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin functiōn- (stem of functiō) a performance, execution, equivalent to funct(us) (past participle of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn- -ion
1525–35; < Latin functiōn- (stem of functiō) a performance, execution, equivalent to funct(us) (past participle of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
in·ter·func·tion, adjective
mul·ti·func·tion, adjective
non·func·tion·ing, adjective
o·ver·func·tion·ing, adjective
pre·func·tion, noun
EXPANDre·func·tion, verb (used without object)
sub·func·tion, noun
su·per·func·tion, noun
un·func·tion·ing, adjective
well-func·tion·ing, adjective
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| functioning | |
adjective | |
| 1. | performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight" [ant: malfunctioning] |
noun | |
| 1. | process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" [syn: operation] |
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