function

1. n. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance. Source: opted

2. n. The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body. Source: opted

3. n. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind. Source: opted

4. n. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession. Source: opted

5. n. A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x. Source: opted

6. v. i. Alt. of Functionate Source: opted

7. n. (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) Source: wordnet

8. n. what something is used for Source: wordnet

9. n. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group Source: wordnet

10. n. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another Source: wordnet

11. n. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony Source: wordnet

12. n. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people Source: wordnet

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