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Defenition of the word function

    • Defenition of the word function

      • To run or perform well, with ease or as desired or intended.
      • Social gathering for entertainment and fun.
      • (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
      • What something does or is used for.
      • (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
      • (computing) A routine that returns a result.
      • (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
      • To perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
      • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"
      • a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
      • a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
      • 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" or "play its role" or "do its duty"
      • what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
      • function properly; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"
      • act as an official in a specific function
      • a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
      • what something is used for
      • a vaguely specified social event
      • a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
      • a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
      • (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)
      • perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
      • perform as expected when applied
      • serve a purpose, role, or function

    Synonyms for the word function

      • act
      • affair
      • behave
      • do
      • event
      • gathering
      • go
      • job
      • mathematical function
      • meaning
      • meeting
      • occasion
      • occupation
      • office
      • officiate
      • operate
      • part
      • party
      • perform
      • procedure
      • purpose
      • role
      • routine
      • run
      • serve
      • subprogram
      • subroutine
      • task
      • use
      • utility
      • work

    Similar words in the function

      • function
      • function's
      • functionally
      • functionaries
      • functionary
      • functionary's
      • functions
      • pan out
      • work out

    Meronymys for the word function

      • computer program
      • computer programme
      • program
      • programme

    Hyponyms for the word function

      • act as
      • capacity
      • cataloged procedure
      • celebration
      • ceremonial
      • ceremonial occasion
      • ceremony
      • circular function
      • contingency procedure
      • correspondence
      • cut
      • double
      • executive routine
      • expansion
      • exponential
      • exponential function
      • fundraiser
      • hat
      • inverse function
      • isometry
      • jubilation
      • Kronecker delta
      • library routine
      • lieu
      • map
      • mapping
      • metric
      • metric function
      • multinomial
      • observance
      • operator
      • party
      • photo op
      • photo opportunity
      • place
      • polynomial
      • portfolio
      • position
      • prelude
      • raison d'etre
      • random number generator
      • recursive routine
      • reusable routine
      • roll
      • run
      • second fiddle
      • serve
      • service
      • service routine
      • sleepover
      • stead
      • supervisory routine
      • threshold function
      • tracing routine
      • transformation
      • trigonometric function
      • utility routine

    Hypernyms for the word function

      • answer
      • computer software
      • do
      • duty
      • mathematical relation
      • package
      • relation
      • serve
      • social affair
      • social event
      • social gathering
      • software
      • software package
      • software program
      • software system
      • suffice
      • usefulness
      • utility

    Antonyms for the word function

      • malfunction
      • misfunction

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