function - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus, perfect participle of fungor (“to perform, execute, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/, /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfʌŋkʃən/, [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n], [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩]
- Hyphenation: func‧tion
- Rhymes: -ʌŋkʃən
function (plural functions)
- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- Synonyms: occupation, office, part, role
- Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
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- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- Synonyms: map, mapping, mathematical function, operator, transformation
- Hypernyms: relation, morphism
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- Synonyms: procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine, func, funct
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
- (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
- (chemistry): acidity function
- anonymous function
- Boolean function
- built-in function
- complexity function
- computable function
- concave function
- constructor function
- convex function
- error function
- first-class function
- Hartley function
- lacunary function
- predefined function
- Ramanujan theta function
- recursive function
- restricted function
- second-class function
- set function
- switch function
- third-class function
- transition function
- user-defined function
- additive function
- aggregate function
- algebraic function
- alternating function
- analytic function
- anonymous function
- Baire function
- bei function
- ber function
- Bessel function
- beta function
- Bloch function
- bounded function
- boxcar function
- Brillouin function
- Cantor function
- characteristic function
- Chebyshev function
- circular function
- comparable function
- complementary function
- composite function
- connect function
- constant function
- constraint function
- contiguous function
- continuous function
- correlation function
- cost function
- critical function
- cylinder function
- decreasing function
- delta function
- density function
- describing function
- differentiable function
- discriminant function
- dissipation function
- distance function
- distribution function
- driving-point function
- eigenfunction
- elementary function
- Emden function
- entire function
- Euler's phi function
- even function
- explicit function
- exponential function
- first-class function
- form function
- Fowler function
- frontogenetic function
- gamma function
- generating function
- Green's function
- Hamiltonian function
- Hankel function
- harmonic function
- hei function
- her function
- Hildebrand function
- homogeneous function
- Hugoniot function
- hyperbolic function
- hypergeometric function
- identity function
- implicit function
- impulse function
- incidence function
- increasing function
- independent function
- influence function
- inner function
- integrable function
- integral function
- invariant function
- inverse function
- inverting function
- J function
- jump function
- kei function
- ker function
- Koebe function
- Lagrangian function
- Lamé function
- Legendre function
- Leverett function
- linear function
- Liouville function
- loss function
- Lyapunov function
- mass function
- Massieu function
- Mathieu function
- measurable function
- membership function
- meromorphic function
- microspec function
- Möbius function
- monotone function
- multilinear function
- natural function
- Neumann function
- normalized function
- normalized support function
- number-theoretic function
- objective function
- odd function
- one-way function
- orthogonal function
- orthonormal function
- partial function
- partition function
- Patterson function
- penalty function
- periodic function
- Planck function
- point function
- polynomial function
- power function
- principal function
- psi function
- quadratic function
- Rademacher function
- random function
- rational function
- real function
- recursive function
- regular function
- Riemann function
- Riemann P function
- sample function
- scalar function
- self-organizing function
- sensitivity function
- shear-viscosity function
- sigma function
- signum function
- simple function
- single-valued function
- sinusoidal function
- Smarandache function
- special function
- step function
- stream function
- stress function
- summable function
- support function
- symmetric function
- test function
- theta function
- torsion function
- transcendental function
- transfer function
- transmission function
- trigonometric cofunction
- trigonometric function
- truth function
- unit function
- universal wavelength function
- variadic function
- vector function
- Wannier function
- Weierstrass function
- weight function
- zeta function
- (psychology): executive ego function
- (signal processing): spectral density function/spectral function
- (systems theory): control function
- Ackermann function
- activation function
- adaptive-control function
- analytical function generator
- anatomy of function
- antihyperbolic function
- antitrigonometric function
- arc-hyperbolic function
- arithmetic function
- bent function
- bifunctional
- binary function
- black-box function
- bodily function
- Borel function
- busy beaver function
- ceil function
- ceiling function
- choice function
- cofunction
- complex function
- consumption function
- cubic function
- cumulative distribution function
- derived function
- Dickman function
- difunctional
- digamma function
- diode function generator
- Dirac delta function
- Dirichlet eta function
- divisor function
- dysfunction
- eigenfunction expansion
- electron wave function
- elliptic function
- empty function
- Euler's totient function
- executive function
- exponential generating function
- feedback transfer function
- floor function
- forcing function
- forward transfer function
- functional
- functionalism
- functionality
- function code
- function-evaluation routine
- function failure safety
- function generator
- functionhood
- function key
- function multiplier
- function object
- function overloading
- function pointer
- function space
- function switch
- function table
- function unit
- function value
- function word
- Gabor function
- gain-of-function
- gain of function
- gain-of-function research
- Gaussian function
- general-purpose function generator
- generic function
- Hammett acidity function
- Hann function
- hash function
- Heaviside unit function
- Helmholtz function
- Herbrand function
- higher-order function
- homogenous function
- hybrid wave function
- implicit function theorem
- inclusion function
- indicator function
- initial mass function
- inverse function theorem
- inverse hyperbolic function
- inverse trigonometric function
- iterated function system
- Kelvin function
- K-function
- lambda function
- Lambert W function
- liver function test
- logarithmic function
- logarithmic trigonometric function
- logistic function
- loop transfer function
- malfunction
- malfunction routine
- member function
- mimic function
- minimal brain dysfunction syndrome
- Mittag-Leffler function
- moment-generating function
- monofunctional compound
- monotonic function
- Morse function
- multifunction array radar
- onto function
- pairing function
- partial function application
- payoff function
- physically unclonable function
- physical unclonable function
- platelet function test
- polygamma function
- positive linear functional
- Prandtl-Meyer function
- probability density function
- probability mass function
- programmed function key
- pulmonary function test
- pure virtual function
- quartic function
- quintic function
- radial distribution function
- radicofunctional name
- Riemann zeta-function
- Riemann zeta function
- Schrödinger wave function
- Schur function
- second-class function
- separated-function synchrotron
- sharpness function technique
- sigmoid function
- sign function
- sink function
- Skolem function
- smooth function
- spatial wave function
- step-function generator
- strictly decreasing function
- strictly increasing function
- subfunctional
- surjective function
- tapped-potentiometer function generator
- thermodynamic function of state
- time-constructible function
- tool-function controller
- total function
- trapdoor function
- trigamma function
- Turing computable function
- Turing function
- utility function
- valuation function
- variable diode function generator
- virtual function
- vital function
- von Mangoldt function
- Walsh function
- window function
- work function
- Zarankiewicz function
what something does or is used for
- Afrikaans: funksie (af)
- Albanian: funksion (sq)
- Arabic: وَظِيفَة (ar) f (waẓīfa)
- Armenian: ֆունկցիա (hy) (funkcʻia), գործառույթ (hy) (gorcaṙuytʻ)
- Azerbaijani: funksiya (az)
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя f (fúnkcyja)
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (bg) f (fúnkcija)
- Catalan: funció (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Czech: funkce (cs) f, účel (cs) m
- Danish: funktion c
- Dutch: functie (nl) f
- Esperanto: funkcio
- Estonian: funktsioon, otstarve
- Finnish: tehtävä (fi), tarkoitus (fi), toiminto (fi)
- French: fonction (fr) f
- Galician: función (gl) f
- Georgian: ფუნქცია (ka) (punkcia)
- German: Funktion (de) f, Funktionalität (de) f
- Greek: λειτουργία (el) f (leitourgía)
- Hebrew: תַּפְקִיד (he) m (tafkíd)
- Hindi: काम (hi) m (kām), काज (hi) m (kāj), उपयोग (hi) m (upyog)
- Hungarian: funkció (hu), rendeltetés (hu), szerep (hu), cél (hu)
- Indonesian: fungsi (id)
- Irish: feidhm f, feidhmeannas m
- Italian: funzione (it) f
- Japanese: 機能 (ja) (きのう, kinō)
- Kazakh: функция (funksiä)
- Khmer: មុខងារ (muk ngiə)
- Korean: 기능(機能) (ko) (gineung)
- Kurdish:
- Kyrgyz: функция (ky) (funktsiya)
- Latin: pars (la)
- Latvian: funkcija f
- Lithuanian: funkcija (lt) f
- Macedonian: функција f (funkcija)
- Malay: fungsi (ms)
- Maori: taumahi
- Norwegian:
- Persian: تابع (fa) (tâbe')
- Polish: funkcja (pl) f
- Portuguese: função (pt) f
- Punjabi: ਕਾਜ m (kāj)
- Romanian: funcție (ro) f
- Russian: фу́нкция (ru) f (fúnkcija)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: funkcia f
- Slovene: funkcija f
- Spanish: función (es) f
- Swedish: funktion (sv) c, uppgift (sv) c
- Tagalog: taan, laan
- Tajik: функсия (tg) (funksiya)
- Turkish: fonksiyon (tr), işlev (tr)
- Turkmen: funksiýa
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція f (fúnkcija)
- Uzbek: funksiya (uz)
- Vietnamese: chức năng (vi), vai trò (vi)
- Welsh: gweithrediad m
professional or official position
- Arabic: مَهَمَّة f (mahamma)
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя f (fúnkcyja), паса́да f (pasáda)
- Bulgarian: слу́жба (bg) f (slúžba), длъ́жност (bg) f (dlǎ́žnost)
- Catalan: funció (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Czech: funkce (cs) f
- Danish: funktion c
- Dutch: functie (nl) f
- Finnish: tehtävä (fi), toimi (fi)
- French: fonction (fr)
- German: Funktion (de) f, Aufgabe (de) f
- Greek: λειτούργημα (el) n (leitoúrgima), αποστολή (el) f (apostolí), καθήκον (el) n (kathíkon)
- Hebrew: תַּפְקִיד (he) m (tafkíd)
- Hindi: पद (hi) m (pad), पदवी (hi) f (padvī)
- Hungarian: funkció (hu), feladat (hu)
- Irish: feidhm f
- Japanese: 職務 (ja) (しょくむ, shokumu), 職位 (ja) (しょくい, shokui)
- Khmer: មុខងារ (muk ngiə)
- Korean: 직무(職務) (ko) (jingmu), 직분(職分) (jikbun), 지위(地位) (ko) (jiwi), 직위(職位) (ko) (jigwi)
- Norwegian:
- Polish: funkcja (pl) f, stanowisko (pl) n, posada (pl) f
- Portuguese: função (pt) f
- Romanian: funcție (ro) f
- Russian: фу́нкция (ru) f (fúnkcija), до́лжность (ru) f (dólžnostʹ)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Spanish: cargo (es) m
- Swedish: förrättning (sv) c, kall (sv) n, syssla (sv) c, åliggande (sv) n,
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція f (fúnkcija), поса́да f (posáda)
relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (bg) f (fúnkcija)
- Czech: funkce (cs) f
- Danish: funktion c
- Dutch: functie (nl) f
- Finnish: funktio (fi), riippuvuus (fi), riippuvuussuhde
- French: en fonction de (fr)
- German: Abhängigkeitsverhältnis n
- Hebrew: פוּנְקְצִיָּה (he) f (funktsiá)
- Hungarian: függvény (hu)
- Italian: funzione (it) f
- Korean: 상관관계 (相關關係) (sanggwan'gwan'gye)
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: função (pt) f
- Russian: фу́нкция (ru) f (fúnkcija)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Swedish: funktion (sv) c
- Tajik: тобеъ (tg) (tobeʾ)
mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Arabic: دَالَّة f (dālla), تَابِع m (tābiʕ)
- Armenian: ֆունկցիա (hy) (funkcʻia)
- Azerbaijani: funksiya (az)
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя f (fúnkcyja)
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (bg) f (fúnkcija)
- Burmese: ဖန်ရှင် (hpanhrang)
- Catalan: funció (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Czech: funkce (cs) f
- Danish: funktion c
- Dutch: functie (nl) f, functie (nl) f
- Esperanto: funkcio
- Estonian: funktsioon
- Finnish: funktio (fi), kuvaus (fi)
- French: fonction (fr) f
- German: Funktion (de) f
- Greek: συνάρτηση (el) f (synártisi)
- Hebrew: פוּנְקְצִיָּה (he) f (funktsiá)
- Hindi: फलन (hi) m (phalan)
- Hungarian: függvény (hu)
- Icelandic: fall (is) n
- Ido: funciono (io)
- Indonesian: fungsi (id)
- Irish: feidhm f
- Italian: funzione (it) f
- Japanese: 関数 (ja) (かんすう, kansū), 函数 (ja) (かんすう, kansū)
- Kazakh: функция (funksiä)
- Khmer: អនុគមន៍ (km) (ʼaʼnukum)
- Korean: 함수(函數) (ko) (hamsu)
- Kyrgyz: функция (ky) (funktsiya)
- Lao: ຕຳລາ (tam lā)
- Latin: fūnctiō f
- Macedonian: функција f (funkcija)
- Malay: fungsi (ms)
- Malayalam: ഫലനം (ml) (phalanaṁ), ഏകദം (ēkadaṁ)
- Maori: pānga
- Middle French: fonction
- Mongolian:
- Norwegian:
- Old French: function
- Persian: تابع (fa) (tâbe')
- Polish: funkcja (pl) f
- Portuguese: função (pt) f
- Romanian: funcție (ro) f
- Russian: фу́нкция (ru) f (fúnkcija)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: funkcia f
- Slovene: funkcija f
- Spanish: función (es) f
- Swedish: funktion (sv)
- Tagalog: kabisa
- Tajik: функсия (tg) (funksiya), тобеъ (tg) (tobeʾ)
- Thai: ฟังก์ชัน (th) (fang-chân)
- Turkish: fonksiyon (tr)
- Turkmen: funksiýa
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція f (fúnkcija)
- Uzbek: funksiya (uz)
- Yiddish: פֿונקציע f (funktsye)
computing: routine that returns a result
- Arabic: وَظِيفَة (ar) f (waẓīfa), دَالَّة f (dālla)
- Armenian: ֆունկցիա (hy) (funkcʻia)
- Azerbaijani: funksiya (az)
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя f (fúnkcyja)
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (bg) f (fúnkcija)
- Burmese: ဖန်ရှင် (hpanhrang)
- Catalan: funció (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Czech: funkce (cs) f
- Danish: funktion c
- Dutch: functie (nl) f
- Esperanto: funkcio
- Estonian: funktsioon
- Finnish: funktio (fi), aliohjelma (fi)
- French: fonction (fr) f
- Georgian: ფუნქცია (ka) (punkcia)
- German: Funktion (de) f
- Greek: συνάρτηση (el) f (synártisi)
- Hebrew: פוּנְקְצִיָּה (he) f (funktsiá)
- Hindi: फलन (hi) m (phalan)
- Hungarian: függvény (hu)
- Icelandic: fall (is) n
- Irish: feidhm f
- Italian: funzione (it) f
- Japanese: 関数 (ja) (かんすう, kansū)
- Kazakh: функция (funksiä)
- Korean: 함수(函數) (ko) (hamsu)
- Kyrgyz: функция (ky) (funktsiya)
- Lao: ຕຳລາ (tam lā)
- Latvian: funkcija f
- Lithuanian: funkcija (lt) f
- Macedonian: функција f (funkcija)
- Maori: taumahi
- Mongolian:
- Norwegian:
- Persian: تابع (fa) (tâbe')
- Polish: funkcja (pl) f
- Portuguese: função (pt) f
- Romanian: funcție (ro) f
- Russian: фу́нкция (ru) f (fúnkcija)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: funkcia f
- Slovene: funkcija f
- Spanish: función (es) f
- Swedish: funktion (sv) c, subrutin c
- Tajik: функсия (tg) (funksiya)
- Thai: ฟังก์ชัน (th) (fang-chân)
- Turkish: işlev (tr), fonksiyon (tr)
- Turkmen: funksiýa
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція f (fúnkcija)
- Uzbek: funksiya (uz)
- Vietnamese: hàm (vi), hàm số (vi)
biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя f (fúnkcyja)
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (bg) f (fúnkcija), де́йност (bg) f (déjnost)
- Catalan: funció (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Czech: funkce (cs) f
- Dutch: functie (nl) f
- Finnish: toiminta (fi)
- French: fonction (fr) f
- German: Funktion (de) f, Zweck (de) m
- Greek: λειτουργία (el) f (leitourgía)
- Hindi: कार्य (hi) m (kārya)
- Hungarian: működés (hu), funkció (hu)
- Indonesian: fungsi (id), faal (id)
- Irish: feidhm f
- Italian: funzione (it) f
- Japanese: 機能 (ja) (きのう, kinō)
- Korean: 기능(機能) (ko) (gineung)
- Latvian: funkcija f
- Lithuanian: funkcija (lt) f
- Macedonian: функција f (funkcija)
- Norwegian:
- Portuguese: função (pt) f
- Russian: фу́нкция (ru) f (fúnkcija)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovak: funkcia f
- Slovene: funkcija f
- Spanish: función (es) f
- Swedish: funktion (sv) c
- Tagalog: taan
- Turkish: fonksiyon (tr), işlev (tr)
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція f (fúnkcija)
function (third-person singular simple present functions, present participle functioning, simple past and past participle functioned)
- (intransitive) To have a function.
- (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
- Synonyms: go, operate, run, work
- Antonym: malfunction
to have a function
- Czech: fungovat (cs) impf
- Danish: fungere
- Dutch: fungeren (nl), dienen (nl)
- Finnish: toimia (fi)
- Galician: funcionar (gl)
- Georgian: ფუნქციონირებს (punkcionirebs)
- German: fungieren (de)
- Greek: λειτουργώ ως (leitourgó os)
- Hebrew: תפקד (tifkéd)
- Hungarian: -ra/-re való, -ra/-re szolgál
- Irish: feidhmigh
- Italian: funzionare (it), fungere
- Japanese: 作用する (ja) (さよする, sadō suru), 動く (ja) (うごく, ugoku)
- Portuguese: funcionar (pt)
- Russian: функциони́ровать (ru) impf (funkcionírovatʹ)
- Spanish: fungir (es), servir (es)
- Swedish: fungera (sv), tjänstgöra (sv), verka (sv)
to carry on a function
- Armenian: գործել (hy) (gorcel), աշխատել (hy) (ašxatel), բանել (hy) (banel)
- Belarusian: функцыянава́ць impf (funkcyjanavácʹ), функцыяні́раваць impf (funkcyjaníravacʹ)
- Bulgarian: функциони́рам (bg) impf or pf (funkcioníram)
- Catalan: funcionar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Czech: fungovat (cs) impf
- Danish: fungere, virke
- Dutch: functioneren (nl)
- Esperanto: funkcii
- Finnish: käydä (fi), olla käynnissä, toimia (fi)
- French: fonctionner (fr), marcher (fr)
- Galician: funcionar (gl)
- Georgian: მოქმედებს (mokmedebs), მუშაობს (ka) (mušaobs), ფუნქციონირებს (punkcionirebs)
- German: funktionieren (de), arbeiten (de), wirken (de), (slang) funzen (de)
- Greek: λειτουργώ (el) (leitourgó), εργάζομαι (el) (ergázomai)
- Hebrew: תפקד (tifkéd), פעל (he) (pa'ál)
- Hungarian: működik (hu)
- Irish: feidhmigh
- Italian: funzionare (it)
- Japanese: 作動する (ja) (さどうする, sadō suru), 機能する (ja) (きのうする, kinō suru), 作用する (ja) (さようする, sayō suru), 動く (ja) (うごく, ugoku)
- Korean: 작동하다 (ko) (jakdonghada), 작용하다 (ko) (jagyonghada)
- Macedonian: функциони́ра impf or pf (funkcioníra)
- Malay: berfungsi
- Nepali: चल्नु (ne) (calnu)
- Norman: marchi
- Polish: działać (pl) impf, funkcjonować (pl) impf
- Portuguese: funcionar (pt)
- Quechua: llamk'ay
- Romanian: funcționa (ro)
- Russian: функциони́ровать (ru) impf (funkcionírovatʹ), рабо́тать (ru) impf (rabótatʹ), идти́ (ru) impf (idtí) (clock, watch)
- Slovak: fungovať impf
- Slovene: delovati impf
- Spanish: funcionar (es), fungir (es), marchar (es)
- Swedish: fungera (sv), tjänstgöra (sv)
- Ukrainian: функціонува́ти impf (funkcionuváty)
- Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can
function f (plural functions)
- function (what something's intended use is)