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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- function :perform as expected when applied
- 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
- function :what something is used for
- the function of an auger is to bore holes|ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
- function :serve a purpose, role, or function
- 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
- function :the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- the function of a teacher|the government must do its part|play its role
- function :perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
- function :a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
- height is a function of age|price is a function of supply and demand
- function :a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
- it was a black-tie function
- function :a vaguely specified social event
- the party was quite an affair|an occasion arranged to honor the president|a seemingly endless round of social functions