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111function — [16] The ultimate source of function is the Latin verb fungī ‘perform, discharge’, which may be related to Sanskrit bhunkte ‘he enjoys’. From its past participle, functus, was formed the abstract noun functiō ‘performance, activity’, which passed …
112function, latent — See function …
113function, manifest — See function …
114function — Refers to the intended use or purpose of an object. The term is often applied to manufactured products, particularly crafts, and when discussing designs for architecture. Though sometimes said to be non functional, art is expected to function… …
115function as — fulfil the purpose or task of (a specified thing). → function …
116function key — noun Computing a key on a computer keyboard to which software can assign a particular function …
117function — noun 1》 an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing. ↘a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user. 2》 a large or formal social event or ceremony. 3》 Mathematics a relation or expression… …
118function — n. 1. Performance, execution, discharge, exercise. 2. Office, duty, business, employment, occupation, part, province. 3. (Math.) Dependent, derivative, value derived. 4. (Math.) Law of derivation, form of function, form …
119function word — noun (C) a word such as a pronoun or preposition that is used in place of another word or shows the relationship between two words. For example, in the sentences The cat is hungry. It hasn t been fed yet, it is a function word …
120function costing — The technique of collecting the costs of an organization by function and presenting them to the functional management in operating statements on a regular basis …
