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  • 61function — 1 / fVN kSFn/ noun 1 (C) the purpose that something is made for, or the job that someone does: The function of a cash machine is to provide people with cash when the bank is shut. | perform a function: In your new job you will be expected to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 62Function Means Tree — In engineering design, a function/means tree (a.k.a. function means tree or F/M tree) is a method for functional decomposition and concept generation. At the top level main functions are identified. Under each function, a means (or solution… …

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  • 63and — conjunction Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German unti and Date: before 12th century 1. used as a function word to indicate connection or addition especially of items within the same class or type; used to join… …

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  • 64function — 1. noun 1) the main function of the machine Syn: purpose, task, use, role 2) my function was to select and train the recruits Syn: responsibility, duty, role, concern, province, activity, assignment …

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  • 65function, work, job, position — These words have associated meanings but should be applied carefully. Function means the kind of activity that is suitable and proper to a person or institution: The function of this committee is to approve the budget. Work has many meanings of… …

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  • 66function — func•tion [[t]ˈfʌŋk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role 2) any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion 3) a factor related …

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  • 67And-inverter graph — An and inverter graph (AIG) is a directed, acyclic graph that represents a structural implementation of the logical functionality of a circuit or network. An AIG consists of two input nodes representing logical conjunction, terminal nodes labeled …

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  • 68function — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. faculty, office, duty, role, province; observance. See agency, business, rite. v. i. operate, serve. See action, use. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Use] Syn. employment, capacity, office, duty, faculty, role …

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  • 69Function series — In calculus, a function series is a series, where the summands are not just real or complex numbers but functions.Examples of function series include power series, Laurent series, Fourier series, etc.As for sequences of functions, and unlike for… …

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  • 70function as sth — UK US function as sth Phrasal Verb with function({{}}/ˈfʌŋkʃən/ verb [I] ► to do a particular job or task, especially when this is not your usual job or task: »Delivery men now function as account managers equipped with tools for pricing,… …

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