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function in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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 
  2. 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 
  3. 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 
  4. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
    routine  subroutine  subprogram  procedure  function 
  5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
    "it was a black-tie function"
    function 
  6. (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 
  7. 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
  1. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
    "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
    officiate  function 
  2. 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 
  3. 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 
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