| function | (noun) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | Synonyms: office, part, role |
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| (noun) what something is used for | Synonyms: purpose, role, use |
| (noun) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | Synonyms: procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine |
| (noun) a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people | Synonyms: affair, occasion, social affair, social function, social gathering, social occasion |
| (noun) a formal or official social gathering or ceremony | - |
| (noun) (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) | Synonyms: map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function |
| (noun) a relation such that one thing is dependent on another | - |
| (verb) perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function | Synonyms: officiate |
| (verb) perform as expected when applied | Synonyms: go, operate, run, work |
| (verb) serve a purpose, role, or function | Synonyms: serve |
| functional | (adjective) designed for or capable of a particular function or use | - |
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| (adjective) involving or affecting function rather than physiology | - |
| (adjective) relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure | - |
| (adjective) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | Synonyms: operative, running, working |
| (adjective) designed for or adapted to a function or use | - |
| (adjective) fit or ready for use or service | Synonyms: operable, operational, usable, useable |
| functionalism | (noun) a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment | - |
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| (noun) any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose | - |
| functionalist | (noun) an adherent of functionalism | - |
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| functionality | (noun) capable of serving a purpose well | - |
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| functionally | (adverb) with respect to function | - |
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| functionary | (noun) a worker who holds or is invested with an office | Synonyms: official |
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| functioning | (adjective) performing or able to perform its regular function | - |
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| (noun) process or manner of functioning or operating | Synonyms: operation, performance |