Definition of Function

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[A68/B93] Contrasted by Kant to affections, connected with our ability to employ concepts; "whereas all intuitions, as sensible, rest on affectations, concepts rest on functions. By `function' I mean the unity of the act of bringing various representations under one common representation." Kant adds in explanation "concepts are based on spontaneity of thought, sensible intuitions on the receptivity of impressions", suggesting for Kant a function is any use of our power of spontaneity.

(v. i.)
Alt. of Functionate
  

(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.
  

(n.)
The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
  

(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.
  

(n.)
The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.
  

(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.
  

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function
\func"tion\ (?), n.
1. (eccl.) a religious ceremony, esp. one particularly impressive and elaborate. every solemn ‘function' performed with the requirements of the liturgy. ard. wiseman.
2. a public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal. this function, which is our chief social event. d. howells.
function
\func"tion\ (?), n. [l. functio, fr. fungi to perform, execute, akin to skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. f. fonction. cf. defunct.] 1. the act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance. "in the function of his public calling."
2. (physiol.) 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.
3. 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. as the mind opens, and its functions spread.
4. the course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession. tradesmen going about their functions. the malady which made him incapable of performing his regal functions.
5. (math.) 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.

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Noun
1. a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
(synonym) mathematical function
(hypernym) mathematical relation
(hyponym) inverse function
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
2. what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
(synonym) purpose, role, use
(hypernym) utility, usefulness
(hyponym) raison d'etre
(attribute) functional
(derivation) serve
3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
(synonym) office, part, role
(hypernym) duty
(hyponym) capacity
(derivation) officiate
4. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
(hypernym) relation
5. a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"
(hypernym) social gathering, social affair
6. a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
(synonym) affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
(hypernym) social event
(hyponym) party
7. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
(synonym) routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure
(hypernym) software, software system, software package, package
(hyponym) cataloged procedure
(part-holonym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme

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Verb
1. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
(synonym) work, operate, go, run
(antonym) malfunction, misfunction
(hyponym) double
(verb-group) run
(derivation) operation, functioning, performance
2. serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
(synonym) serve
(hypernym) suffice, do, answer, serve
(hyponym) prelude
(verb-group) service, serve
(derivation) purpose, role, use
3. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
(synonym) officiate
(hypernym) serve
(derivation) office, part, role

A group of related actions contributing to a larger action.

Fear of work or functioning
Fear of operating by Surgeon

Fear of definite plans
Fear of Religious ceremony

A "function" refers to a closed party between two or more Greek organizations, almost always one being a fraternity and one being a sorority. A "four-way" function is with two fraternities and two sororities; "six-ways," "eight-ways," and "ten-ways" are also possible. Functions mean a lot for Greek life and they are a chance to meet new people.

Operation of a well control component, choke or kill valve, or any other component in one direction. For example, closing the blind rams is one function and opening the blind rams is a separate function.

(l) Metaphor , that image which determines another image. (Rogers) (2) An association of a certain object(s) from one set with each object from another set (mathematics). (Rogers) (3) The normal or characteristic action of a system of entities, generally in time. (Iberall) (4) The variation of some magnitude that depends upon the variation of some other magnitude. (Iberall) (5) a notion that arises in the description made by the observer of the components of a machine or system in reference to an encompassing entity, which may be the whole machine or part of it and whose states constitute the goal that the changes in the components are to bring about. (Maturana and Varela, 1979)

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In mathematics, a relation between two or more variables so that the values of one are dependent on, determined by or correspond to values in the other variables, its arguments; a TRANSFORMATION whose range is uniquely specified by its domain. In algebra and set theory, functions are often called many-to-one mappings or images. In processes of communication, functions are found in equivocating (see equivocation ) code s. There is no presumption that a function must take numbers as arguments, nor that the correspondence be law ful. It can result from entirely arbitrary conventions (see symbol ). The structural-functional school of sociology sees the parts of a social system to behave in such a way that they satisfy human and social needs and maintain one another and the totality. In this theory, regularly occurring acts that serve this purpose are called functions whereas those opposed to this are called dysfunctions. (Krippendorff )

A Function is similar to a subroutine in that it is part of a program which can be performed a number of times. The difference is that a function has input parameters & output parameters. For example I have developed a function which you pass in the date of your birthday - the function then calculates how many days there are until your next birthday & passes the result of this back to the program - I use this function in a Web Page which displays the number of days until the next birthdays of all the members of my family (except uncle Bert who likes to keep his birthday a secret).

An instruction to the application that performs operations or returns a value, or both.

(1) In programming, a named section of a program that performs a specific task. In this sense, a function is a type of procedure or routine. Some programming languages make a distinction between a function, which returns a value, and a procedure, which performs some operation but does not return a value.

Most programming languages come with a prewritten set of functions that are kept in a library. You can also write your own functions to perform specialized tasks.

(2) The term function is also used synonymously with operation and command. For example, you execute the delete function to erase a word.

A piece of code that operates as a single logical unit. A function is called by name, accepts optional input parameters, and returns a status and optional output parameters. Many programming languages support functions, including C, Visual Basic, and Transact-SQL. Transact-SQL supplies built-in functions, which cannot be modified, and supports user-defined functions, which can be created and modified by users.

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FUNCTION - The occupation of an office. By the performance of its duties, the officer is said to fulfill his function.

FUNCTIONARY - One who is in office or in some public employment.

(is-)kek (math.); is-lof (use)

v. Qap

a segment of DNA that contains the information for a specific function.

a segment of DNA that contains the information for a specific function;