function
What something does
The noun and verb function has considerable overlap in meaning with the more common words purpose and work.
The function of something is one of the ways it works (brain function, kidney function).
A function is also an event with a purpose: The dinner was a work function.
Such an event might happen in a function room in a hotel.
When something functions, it works or does what it is expected to do: The machine will not function properly with the hood open.
Function also expresses something dependent on another factor: Her privileged position was a function of her advanced education.
Prone to fluctuation
- domainArea of control
- rangeExtent of variation
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- derivativeFunction's rate of change
integral · equation · graph · inverse · polynomial · exponential · logarithmic · trigonometric
State of being answerable
capacity · job · occupation · vocation · assignment · office · part · calling
Productive without waste
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- operationProcess of working
- executionCompleting a planned task
- outputWhat something generates
productivity · capability · optimization · capacity · throughput · reliability · responsiveness · uptime
Follow-up audition invitation
- parameterBoundary-setting factor
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- returnGo back again
- recursiveDefined in terms of itself
method · subroutine · procedure · lambda · invoke · call · scope · declaration
Pivoting bar for lifting
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- triggerWhat initiates action
control · gear · operation · action · linkage · cam · spring · ratchet
Practical value or purpose
- purposeReason something exists
- practicalityQuality of being useful
- benefitAdvantage or gain
- valueImportance or price
serviceability · applicability · convenience · versatility · suitability · fitness · relevance · advantage
Formal event marking occasions
- galaFestive formal occasion
- receptionAct of receiving guests
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
celebration · fundraiser · luncheon · dinner · affair · occasion · convocation · inauguration
Folded amino chain
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
- cellularComposed of small units
- organBody's working component
physiological · homeostatic · regulatory · adaptive · structural · digestive · respiratory · circulatory
variable
Prone to fluctuation
derivative · integral · equation · graph · inverse · polynomial · exponential · logarithmic · trigonometric · continuous
responsibility
State of being answerable
position · capacity · job · occupation · vocation · assignment · office · part · calling · profession
efficiency
Productive without waste
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- operationProcess of working
- executionCompleting a planned task
output · productivity · capability · optimization · capacity · throughput · reliability · responsiveness · uptime · latency
callback
Follow-up audition invitation
recursive · method · subroutine · procedure · lambda · invoke · call · scope · declaration · signature
lever
Pivoting bar for lifting
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- buttonDisc through a hole
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
trigger · control · gear · operation · action · linkage · cam · spring · ratchet · latch
usefulness
Practical value or purpose
- purposeReason something exists
- practicalityQuality of being useful
- benefitAdvantage or gain
value · serviceability · applicability · convenience · versatility · suitability · fitness · relevance · advantage · workability
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
gathering · celebration · fundraiser · luncheon · dinner · affair · occasion · convocation · inauguration · dedication
protein
Folded amino chain
organ · physiological · homeostatic · regulatory · adaptive · structural · digestive · respiratory · circulatory · reproductive
- mathematicsalgebra, arithmetic, calculus, geometry, number
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- math termsnumbers, plus or minus, linear growth, square, operand
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, responsibility
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- game developmentgame engine, game design, game engines, game designer, rendering
functionmalfunction
Failure to operate properly
dysfunction · fail · break down · misfunction · nonfunction
functionform
Shape or document
style · aesthetics · appearance · ornament · decoration
functionunemployment
Being without paid work
purposelessness · aimlessness · uselessness · avocation · idleness
- bodily functionsOrganism's automatic life operations
- fully functional
- function keyProgrammable keyboard button
- inverse functionFunction undoing another function
- form and functionShape serving its purpose
- pulmonary functionLung operational status
functional, functioning, malfunction, cross-functional, function words, functions, functioned, dysfunction, malfunctioning