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function

1 function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ noun
plural functions
1 function
/ˈfʌŋkʃən/
noun
plural functions
Britannica Dictionary definition of FUNCTION
: the special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : the job or duty of a person
[count] : a large ceremony or social event
[count]
: something (such as a quality or measurement) that is related to and changes with something else
: something that results from something else
2 function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ verb
functions; functioned; functioning
2 function
/ˈfʌŋkʃən/
verb
functions; functioned; functioning
Britannica Dictionary definition of FUNCTION
[no object]
: to work or operate
: to have a specified function, role, or purpose : serve usually + as