Dictionary Check: function
"function" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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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"
noun
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Example:
"the function of a teacher"
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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