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

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