function
func
ˈfənk
fēnk
tion
ʃən
shēn
/fËˆĘŒÅ‹kʃən/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "function"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

a loosely defined social gathering or occasion

function definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
There was a function at the community center last night.
02

the purpose or intended use of something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Understanding the function of each organ is essential in biology.
03

āĻĢāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāύ

(mathematics) a quantity whose value changes according to another quantity's varying value
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sine function oscillates between -1 and 1 as its input varies over the real numbers.
āϏāĻžāχāύ āĻĢāĻžāĻ‚āĻļāύ -1 āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ 1 āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āĻĻ⧁āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāϰ āχāύāĻĒ⧁āϟ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
04

the actions, duties, or responsibilities expected of a person or group

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
One of his functions is to manage the finances.
05

a defined sequence of instructions forming part of a larger program

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Call the function whenever you need to process the data.
06

an official or ceremonious event held for a specific purpose

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Invitations were sent for the official function.
07

a relation in which one quantity depends on another

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The function shows how temperature changes with altitude.
01

āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

to work or perform properly
Intransitive: to function in a specific manner
to function definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Regular maintenance is crucial to ensure that your car continues to function smoothly.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āύāĻŋāϰāĻŦāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to operate or perform according to an intended purpose
Intransitive: to function as sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The smartphone is designed to function as a versatile tool for communication and productivity.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻĢā§‹āύāϟāĻŋ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to perform the duties or tasks that are associated with a particular office, position, or place
Intransitive: to function as a role
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mayor functions as the chief executive of the city, overseeing municipal affairs and policies.
āĻŽā§‡āϝāĻŧāϰ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āĻĒ⧌āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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