functions

Noun

function (plural functions)

1. What something does or is used for.
   • Although they serve the same function across the plant, animal and fungal kingdoms, sperm and eggs vary wildly in their structure and biochemistry, even among closely related species. […] Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat...2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2013

   Synonyms:

   aim, intention, purpose, role, use

2. A professional or official position.

   Synonyms:

   occupation, office, part, role

3. An official or social occasion.
   • Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.

   Synonyms:

   affair, occasion, social occasion, social function

   1. (slang) A party.
4. Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
   • Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.2008 June 1, A. Dirk Moses, “Preface”, in Empire, Colony, Genocide: Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page x
5. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

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