function

noun
func·tion
/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/

What something does or is used for.

Other meanings

A professional or official position.
An official or social occasion.
“Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.”

Synonyms

purpose
role
use

Example sentences

“All functions considered in this chapter are real.”
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Word history

From Latin "functiō" (performance, execution).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “function” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.