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What (who) is function - definition
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Functions; Function (disambiguation); Functionality; Function definition
function
n.
characteristic action
1) to fulfill, perform a function
2) a grammatical function
3) the bodily functions
mathematical correspondence
4) an exponential; inverse; linear; trigonometric function
social event
5) to attend a function
6) an annual; social function
function
¦ noun
1. an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.
a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user.
2. a large or formal social event or ceremony.
3. Mathematics a relation or expression involving one or more variables.
a variable quantity regarded as depending on another variable.
4. a thing dependent on another factor or factors.
5. Chemistry a functional group.
¦ verb work or operate in a proper or particular way.
?(function as) fulfil the purpose or task of (a specified thing).
Derivatives
functionless adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr. fonction, from L. functio(n-), from fungi 'perform'.
function
1. <mathematics> (Or "map", "mapping") If D and C are sets
(the domain and codomain) then a function f from D to C,
normally written "f : D -> C" is a subset of D x C such that:
1. For each d in D there exists some c in C such that (d,c) is
an element of f. I.e. the function is defined for every
element of D.
2. For each d in D, c1 and c2 in C, if both (d,c1) and (d,c2)
are elements of f then c1 = c2. I.e. the function is uniquely
defined for every element of D.
See also image, inverse, partial function.
2. <programming> Computing usage derives from the mathematical
term but is much less strict. In programming (except in
functional programming), a function may return different
values each time it is called with the same argument values
and may have side effects.
A procedure is a function which returns no value but has
only side-effects. The C language, for example, has no
procedures, only functions. ANSI C even defines a type,
void, for the result of a function that has no result.
(1996-09-01)
Examples of use of function
1. Reducing fat, on the other hand, can boost immune function by enhancing T–lymphocyte function.
2. Only in recent decades has it been found to have a function in men –– in sexual arousal and function.
3. Media function The latest converged mobile phones are both very competent voice machines and optimised for one particular media function.
4. The function was cancelled following the incidents.
5. Yes, overcrowding means prisons don‘t function properly.