English Explanatory Dictionary

function

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. What something does or is used for.
  2. A professional or official position.
  3. An official or social occasion.
  4. A party.
  5. Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
  6. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
  7. A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
  8. A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
  9. The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
  10. The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
  11. The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
verb
  1. To have a function.
  2. To carry out a function; to be in action.

Pronunciation

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/ /ˈfʊŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʊŋkʃn̩/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n] [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩] En-us-function.ogg

Word forms

function functions functioning functioned

Etymology

From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus, perfect participle of fungor (“to perform, execute, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).

Synonyms

aim intention purpose role use occupation office part affair occasion social occasion social function func map mapping mathematical function operator transformation procedure routine subprogram subroutine funct officiate serve go operate run work

Antonyms

malfunction

Related words

functor fungible functional dysfunction dysfunctional

Derived words

Ackermann function activation function adaptive-control function afunction analytical function generator anatomy of function antihyperbolic function antitrigonometric function arc-hyperbolic function arithmetic function bent function bifunction bifunctional binary function biofunction black-box function bodily function Borel function busy beaver function ceil function ceiling function choice function cofunction complex function consumption function cryptofunction cubic function cumulative distribution function derived function Dickman function difunctional digamma function diode function generator Dirac delta function Dirichlet eta function disfunction divisor function dysfunction eigenfunction expansion electron wave function elliptic function empty function endofunction Euler's totient function executive function exponential generating function feedback transfer function floor function forcing function forward transfer function functional functionalism functionality functionate function call function code function-evaluation routine function failure safety function generator functionhood

Translations

Dutch: gelegenheid Finnish: tilaisuus Finnish: tapahtuma German: Funktion German: Feier German: Festveranstaltung Greek: τελετή Greek: δεξίωση Hebrew: אירוע \ אֵרוּעַ Hindi: प्रसंग Hungarian: összejövetel Hungarian: rendezvény Hungarian: fogadás Italian: cerimonia Italian: funzione Italian: ricevimento Korean: 행사 Manx: cruinnaght Norwegian Bokmål: tilstelling Norwegian Bokmål: tilstelning Norwegian Nynorsk: tilstelling Portuguese: função Romansh: funcziun Russian: фу́нкция Spanish: función Swedish: bjudning Swedish: tillställning
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