Dictionary Check: function

"function" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

(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)

noun

what something is used for

Example: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"
Synonyms:
noun

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

Example: "the function of a teacher"
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noun

a relation such that one thing is dependent on another

Example: "height is a function of age"
noun

a formal or official social gathering or ceremony

Example: "it was a black-tie function"
noun

a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people

Example: "the party was quite an affair"

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