FUNCTION — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
function
The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
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- The function of a teacher.
- The government must do its part.
- Play its role.
What something is used for.
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- The function of an auger is to bore holes.
- Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.
A vaguely specified social event.
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- The party was quite an affair.
- An occasion arranged to honor the president.
- A seemingly endless round of social functions.
A formal or official social gathering or ceremony.
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- It was a black-tie function.
A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
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- Height is a function of age.
- Price is a function of supply and demand.
A mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set.
Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
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- His wife officiated as his private secretary.
Perform as expected when applied.
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- 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.
Serve a purpose, role, or function.
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- 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.
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