function
English
/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/, /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
noun
Definitions
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- An official or social occasion.
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French function derived from Old French fonction derived from Latin functiō (function, performance, execution) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (enjoy, flee, benefit, bend, curve, arch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰewg-
Gloss
enjoy, flee, benefit, bend, curve, arch
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
曲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afunctional English
- algofunctional English
- amphifunctional English
- anatomofunctional English
- bifunction English
- bifunctional English
- biofunction English
- biofunctional English
- biofunctionalization English
- cofunction English
- cofunctional English
- crossfunctional English
- cryptofunction English
- difunctional English
- disfunction English
- dysfunction English
- dysfunctional English
- ecofunctional English
- eigenfunction English
- eigenfunctional English
- endofunction English
- equifunctional English
- functional English
- functionalise English
- functionalism English
- functionalist English
- functionalistic English
- functionality English
- functionalization English
- functionalize English
- functionally English
- functionate English
- functioneth English
- functionhood English
- functionless English
- functionlessness English
- functionoid English
- functionome English
- functionomic English
- functoid English
- functome English
- functor English
- fungibility English
- heptafunctional English
- heterofunctional English
- hyperfunction English
- hyperfunctional English
- hypofunction English
- hypofunctional English
- immunodysfunction English
- immunofunctional English
- isofunctional English
- malfunctional English
- metafunction English
- metafunctional English
- misfunction English
- monofunctional English
- morphofunction English
- morphofunctional English
- multifunction English
- multifunctional English
- myofunction English
- myofunctional English
- neurodysfunction English
- neurofunction English
- neurofunctional English
- nonfunction English
- nonfunctional English
- normofunctional English
- oligofunctional English
- organofunctional English
- parafunction English
- parafunctional English
- pentafunctional English
- plurifunctional English
- pseudofunction English
- refunction English
- semifunctional English
- sociofunctional English
- state English
- statefunction English
- subfunction English
- subfunctional English
- superfunction English
- superfunctional English
- teleofunctional English
- tetrafunctional English
- trifunctional English
- ultrafunction English
- ultrafunctional English
- unfunctional English
- unifunctional English
- wave English
- wavefunction English
- centrum Latin
- defunctus Latin
- defungor Latin
- dēfunctus Latin
- dēfunctus [vitā] Latin
- dēfungī Latin
- fuga Latin
- fugitīvus Latin
- fugiō Latin
- functio Latin
- functiō Latin
- functiōnem Latin
- fungor Latin
- fungor, fungi Latin
- fungī Latin
- perfunctōrius Latin
- perfungor Latin
- refugium Latin
- subterfugiō Latin
- fungieren German
- functie Dutch, Flemish
- fonction French
- fonctionner French
- réfugié French
- функциона́л Russian
- φύζα Ancient Greek
- *bʰewg- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰu-né-g-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰugéh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *bankiz Proto-Germanic
- fungera Swedish
- funka Swedish
- dysfunkcja Polish
- भोग Sanskrit
- भोग्य Sanskrit
- भोजन Sanskrit
- fonction Old French
- ฟังก์ชัน Thai
- բուծանեմ Old Armenian
- function Middle French
- *fugiō Proto-Italic
- *pʰéugō Proto-Hellenic
- wave
- state
- functor
- functome
- functoid
- functional
- bifunction
- refunction
- cofunction
- functionome
- myofunction
- misfunction
- afunctional
- disfunction
- nonfunction
- functioneth
- biofunction
- subfunction
- functionate
- fungibility
- dysfunction
- functionoid
- functionomic
- wavefunction
- hypofunction
- endofunction
- parafunction
- functionless
- unfunctional
- functionally
- metafunction
- difunctional
- bifunctional
- functionhood
- cofunctional
- functionalize
- eigenfunction
- ecofunctional
- isofunctional
- unifunctional
- hyperfunction
- nonfunctional
- dysfunctional
- myofunctional
- functionalism
- malfunctional
- functionalise
- biofunctional
- functionalist
- superfunction
- ultrafunction
- statefunction
- trifunctional
- functionality
- multifunction
- subfunctional
- neurofunction
- cryptofunction
- algofunctional
- metafunctional
- hypofunctional
- morphofunction
- monofunctional
- semifunctional
- parafunctional
- equifunctional
- pseudofunction
- heptafunctional
- neurofunctional
- eigenfunctional
- crossfunctional
- hyperfunctional
- pentafunctional
- multifunctional
- amphifunctional
- superfunctional
- functionalistic
- oligofunctional
- sociofunctional
- teleofunctional
- tetrafunctional
- normofunctional
- plurifunctional
- ultrafunctional
- functionlessness
- immunofunctional
- morphofunctional
- heterofunctional
- organofunctional
- neurodysfunction
- anatomofunctional
- functionalization
- immunodysfunction
- biofunctionalization