function

The definition of function is the normal action of something or how something works.

(noun)

An example of function is how a bike is pedaled forward.

Function is defined as an assigned duty or position within a company.

(noun)

An example of function is a mail room attendant.

Function means a formal event or ceremony.

(noun)

An example of function is a company Christmas party.

See function in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the normal or characteristic action of anything; esp., any of the natural, specialized actions of a system, organ, or part of an animal or plant: the procreative function
a special duty or performance required in the course of work or activity: the function of an auditor, the function of the brakes
occupation or employment
a formal ceremony or elaborate social occasion
a thing that depends on and varies with something else
1. an action which is part of a series leading to a resulting action
2. an operational instruction for programming an electronic device, as a digital watch, computer, etc.; also, an operation performed by such a device as a result of such an instruction
any of the roles that a linguistic form can fulfill in an utterance
Math. an association between two sets in which each element of one set has one assigned element in the other set: any selected element becomes the independent variable and its associated element is the dependent variable: y = f(x) means y is a function of x

Origin: OFr < L functio < pp. of fungi, to perform < IE base *bheug-, to enjoy > Sans bhuṅktē, (he) enjoys

intransitive verb

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See function in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The action for which a person or thing is particularly fitted or employed.
a. Assigned duty or activity.
b. A specific occupation or role: in my function as chief editor.
An official ceremony or a formal social occasion.
Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its existence, value, or significance: Growth is a function of nutrition.
Abbr. f Mathematics
a. A variable so related to another that for each value assumed by one there is a value determined for the other.
b. A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is a unique element in the second set assigned to each element in the first set.
Biology The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
Chemistry The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound, resulting from the presence of a specific functional group.
Computer Science A procedure within an application.