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functionhood

UK/ˈfʌŋkʃn̩hʊd/

functionhood noun: the state or quality of being a function.

Noun

functionhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being a function.
    • He did not distill the essential idea of functionhood: that to each x in the domain there corresponds a unique y in the range.1999, William Dunham, Euler: The Master of Us All, The Mathematical Association of America, published 1999, page 17

Origin of functionhood

From function + -hood.

Questions about functionhood

What does functionhood mean?
Functionhood means the state or quality of being a function.
What part of speech is functionhood?
Functionhood is a noun.
How do you pronounce functionhood?
Functionhood is pronounced /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩hʊd/ (UK).

Words near functionhood in the dictionary

  1. functionated
  2. functionates
  3. functionating
  4. functioned
  5. functioneth
  6. functionhood
  7. functioning
  8. functioning time
  9. functioning times
  10. functionings
  11. functionless

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