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function

English

🔊 the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
“the function of a teacher”
🔊 what something is used for
“the function of an auger is to bore holes”
🔊 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”
🔊 (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)
🔊 a vaguely specified social event
“the party was quite an affair”
🔊 a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
🔊 perform as expected when applied
“The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in”
🔊 perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
“His wife officiated as his private secretary”
🔊 serve a purpose, role, or function
“The tree stump serves as a table”