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function in WordNet English dictionary
noun- a vaguely specified social event
"the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
affair occasion social occasion function social function
- 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"
function office part role
- what something is used for
"the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
function purpose role use
- a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
routine subroutine subprogram procedure function
- a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
"it was a black-tie function"
function
- (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)
function mathematical function single-valued function map mapping
- a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
"height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
function
verb- perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
"His wife officiated as his private secretary"
officiate 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"
function work operate go run
- 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"
serve function
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University