noun
Meaning 1
What something does or is used for.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aim, intention, purpose, role, use
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
function
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/
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Northern-England: /ˈfʊŋ(k)ʃən/
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Northern-England: /ˈfʊŋkʃn̩/
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US: /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
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US: [ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n]
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US: [ˈfʌŋkʃn̩]
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noun
Meaning 2
A professional or official position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: occupation, office, part, role
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An official or social occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
An official or social occasion.
A party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function, func
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: map, mapping, mathematical function, operator, transformation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relation, morphism
noun
Meaning 8
A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine, func, funct
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 11
The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 12
To have a function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: officiate, serve
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 13
To carry out a function; to be in action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go, operate, run, work
Antonyms: malfunction
noun
Meaning 14
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the function of a teacher
- the government must do its part
- play its role
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: office, part, role
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duty
Narrower terms: capacity, hat, portfolio, stead, position, place, lieu, second fiddle
noun
Meaning 15
what something is used for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the function of an auger is to bore holes
- ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: purpose, role, use
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utility, usefulness
Narrower terms: raison d'etre
noun
Meaning 16
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
Narrower terms: cataloged procedure, contingency procedure, library routine, random number generator, recursive routine, reusable routine, supervisory routine, executive routine, tracing routine, utility routine, service routine
noun
Meaning 17
a vaguely specified social event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the party was quite an affair
- an occasion arranged to honor the president
- a seemingly endless round of social functions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social event
Narrower terms: party, celebration, jubilation, ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance, fundraiser, photo opportunity, photo op, sleepover
noun
Meaning 18
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it was a black-tie function
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social gathering, social affair
noun
Meaning 19
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- height is a function of age
- price is a function of supply and demand
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relation
noun
Meaning 20
(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mathematical relation
Narrower terms: polynomial, multinomial, expansion, inverse function, Kronecker delta, metric function, metric, transformation, isometry, operator, trigonometric function, circular function, threshold function, exponential, exponential function
verb
Meaning 21
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- His wife officiated as his private secretary
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: officiate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: serve
verb
Meaning 22
perform as expected when applied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in
- Does this old car still run well?
- This old radio doesn't work anymore
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work, operate, go, run
Antonyms: malfunction
Narrower terms: double, roll, run, cut, service, serve
verb
Meaning 23
serve a purpose, role, or function
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The tree stump serves as a table
- The female students served as a control group
- This table would serve very well
- His freedom served him well
- The table functions as a desk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: serve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: suffice, do, answer, serve
Narrower terms: prelude, act as
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function 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”).
Across languages
Translations
463 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: funksie — what something does or is used for
- Albanian: përdorim — what something does or is used for
- Arabic: وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa) — what something does or is used for
- Armenian: ֆունկցիա (funkcʻia) — what something does or is used for
- Armenian: գործառույթ (gorcaṙuytʻ) — what something does or is used for
- Azerbaijani: funksiya — what something does or is used for
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя (fúnkcyja) — what something does or is used for
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — what something does or is used for
- Bulgarian: роля (rolja) — what something does or is used for
- Bulgarian: предназначение (prednaznačenie) — what something does or is used for
- Catalan: funció — what something does or is used for
- Chinese Mandarin: 功能 (gōngnéng) — what something does or is used for
- Chinese Mandarin: 機能 /机能 (jīnéng) — what something does or is used for
- Czech: funkce — what something does or is used for
- Czech: účel — what something does or is used for
- Danish: funktion — what something does or is used for
- Dutch: functie — what something does or is used for
- Esperanto: funkcio — what something does or is used for
- Estonian: funktsioon — what something does or is used for
- Estonian: otstarve — what something does or is used for
- Finnish: tehtävä — what something does or is used for
- Finnish: tarkoitus — what something does or is used for
- Finnish: toiminto — what something does or is used for
- French: fonction — what something does or is used for
- Galician: función — what something does or is used for
- Georgian: ფუნქცია (punkcia) — what something does or is used for
- German: Funktion — what something does or is used for
- German: Funktionalität — what something does or is used for
- Greek: λειτουργία (leitourgía) — what something does or is used for
- Hebrew: תַּפְקִיד (tafkíd) — what something does or is used for
- Hindi: काम (kām) — what something does or is used for
- Hindi: काज (kāj) — what something does or is used for
- Hindi: उपयोग (upyog) — what something does or is used for
- Hungarian: funkció — what something does or is used for
- Hungarian: rendeltetés — what something does or is used for
- Hungarian: szerep — what something does or is used for
- Hungarian: cél — what something does or is used for
- Indonesian: fungsi — what something does or is used for
- Irish: feidhm — what something does or is used for
- Irish: feidhmeannas — what something does or is used for
- Italian: funzione — what something does or is used for
- Japanese: 機能 (kinō) — what something does or is used for
- Kazakh: функция (funksiä) — what something does or is used for
- Khmer: មុខងារ (muk ngiə) — what something does or is used for
- Korean: 기능 (gineung) — what something does or is used for
- Central Kurdish: کار (kar) — what something does or is used for
- Central Kurdish: کاروبار (karubar) — what something does or is used for
- Kyrgyz: функция (funktsiya) — what something does or is used for
- Latin: pars — what something does or is used for
- Latvian: funkcija — what something does or is used for
- Lithuanian: funkcija — what something does or is used for
- Macedonian: функција (funkcija) — what something does or is used for
- Malay: fungsi — what something does or is used for
- Māori: taumahi — what something does or is used for
- Norwegian Bokmål: funksjon — what something does or is used for
- Iranian Persian: تابِع (tâbe') — what something does or is used for
- Polish: funkcja — what something does or is used for
- Portuguese: função — what something does or is used for
- Punjabi: ਕਾਜ (kāj) — what something does or is used for
- Romanian: funcție — what something does or is used for
- Romansh: funcziun — what something does or is used for
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — what something does or is used for
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — what something does or is used for
- Serbo-Croatian: свр̀ха — what something does or is used for
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — what something does or is used for
- Serbo-Croatian: svrha — what something does or is used for
- Slovak: funkcia — what something does or is used for
- Slovene: funkcija — what something does or is used for
- Spanish: función — what something does or is used for
- Swedish: funktion — what something does or is used for
- Swedish: uppgift — what something does or is used for
- Tagalog: taan — what something does or is used for
- Tagalog: laan — what something does or is used for
- Tajik: функсия (funksiya) — what something does or is used for
- Turkish: fonksiyon — what something does or is used for
- Turkish: işlev — what something does or is used for
- Turkmen: funksiýa — what something does or is used for
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція (fúnkcija) — what something does or is used for
- Urdu: کام (kām) — what something does or is used for
- Urdu: کاج (kāj) — what something does or is used for
- Urdu: اُپْیوگ (upyog) — what something does or is used for
- Uzbek: funksiya — what something does or is used for
- Vietnamese: chức năng — what something does or is used for
- Vietnamese: vai trò — what something does or is used for
- Welsh: gweithrediad — what something does or is used for
- Albanian: detyra — professional or official position
- Arabic: مَهَمَّة (mahamma) — professional or official position
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя (fúnkcyja) — professional or official position
- Belarusian: паса́да (pasáda) — professional or official position
- Bulgarian: слу́жба (slúžba) — professional or official position
- Bulgarian: длъ́жност (dlǎ́žnost) — professional or official position
- Catalan: funció — professional or official position
- Chinese Mandarin: 職務 /职务 (zhíwù) — professional or official position
- Chinese Mandarin: 職位 /职位 (zhíwèi) — professional or official position
- Czech: funkce — professional or official position
- Danish: funktion — professional or official position
- Dutch: functie — professional or official position
- Finnish: tehtävä — professional or official position
- Finnish: toimi — professional or official position
- French: fonction — professional or official position
- German: Funktion — professional or official position
- German: Aufgabe — professional or official position
- Greek: λειτούργημα (leitoúrgima) — professional or official position
- Greek: αποστολή (apostolí) — professional or official position
- Greek: καθήκον (kathíkon) — professional or official position
- Hebrew: תַּפְקִיד (tafkíd) — professional or official position
- Hindi: पद (pad) — professional or official position
- Hindi: पदवी (padvī) — professional or official position
- Hungarian: funkció — professional or official position
- Hungarian: feladat — professional or official position
- Irish: feidhm — professional or official position
- Japanese: 職務 (shokumu) — professional or official position
- Japanese: 職位 (shokui) — professional or official position
- Khmer: មុខងារ (muk ngiə) — professional or official position
- Korean: 직무 (jingmu) — professional or official position
- Korean: 직분 (jikbun) — professional or official position
- Korean: 지위 (jiwi) — professional or official position
- Korean: 직위 (jigwi) — professional or official position
- Norwegian Bokmål: post — professional or official position
- Norwegian Bokmål: stilling — professional or official position
- Polish: funkcja — professional or official position
- Polish: stanowisko — professional or official position
- Polish: posada — professional or official position
- Portuguese: função — professional or official position
- Romanian: funcție — professional or official position
- Romansh: funcziun — professional or official position
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — professional or official position
- Russian: до́лжность (dólžnostʹ) — professional or official position
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — professional or official position
- Serbo-Croatian: слу̀жба — professional or official position
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — professional or official position
- Serbo-Croatian: služba — professional or official position
- Spanish: cargo — professional or official position
- Swedish: förrättning — professional or official position
- Swedish: kall — professional or official position
- Swedish: syssla — professional or official position
- Swedish: åliggande — professional or official position
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція (fúnkcija) — professional or official position
- Ukrainian: поса́да (posáda) — professional or official position
- Dutch: gelegenheid — official or social occasion
- Finnish: tilaisuus — official or social occasion
- Finnish: tapahtuma — official or social occasion
- German: Funktion — official or social occasion
- German: Feier — official or social occasion
- German: Festveranstaltung — official or social occasion
- Greek: τελετή (teletí) — official or social occasion
- Greek: δεξίωση (dexíosi) — official or social occasion
- Hebrew: אירוע \ אֵרוּעַ (erúa) — official or social occasion
- Hindi: प्रसंग (prasaṅg) — official or social occasion
- Hungarian: összejövetel — official or social occasion
- Hungarian: rendezvény — official or social occasion
- Hungarian: fogadás — official or social occasion
- Italian: cerimonia — official or social occasion
- Italian: funzione — official or social occasion
- Italian: ricevimento — official or social occasion
- Korean: 행사 (haengsa) — official or social occasion
- Manx: cruinnaght — official or social occasion
- Norwegian Bokmål: tilstelling — official or social occasion
- Norwegian Bokmål: tilstelning — official or social occasion
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tilstelling — official or social occasion
- Portuguese: função — official or social occasion
- Romansh: funcziun — official or social occasion
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — official or social occasion
- Spanish: función — official or social occasion
- Swedish: bjudning — official or social occasion
- Swedish: tillställning — official or social occasion
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Czech: funkce — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Danish: funktion — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Dutch: functie — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Finnish: funktio — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Finnish: riippuvuus — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Finnish: riippuvuussuhde — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- French: en fonction de — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- German: Abhängigkeitsverhältnis — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Hebrew: פוּנְקְצִיָּה (funktsiá) — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Hungarian: függvény — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Italian: funzione — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Korean: 상관관계 (sanggwan'gwan'gye) — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Norwegian Bokmål: funksjon — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Polish: zależność — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Portuguese: função — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Romansh: funcziun — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Swedish: funktion — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Tajik: тобеъ (tobe') — relation where one thing is dependent on another
- Albanian: bashkëpunimi — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Arabic: دَالَّة (dālla) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Arabic: تَابِع (tābiʕ) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Aragonese: función — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Armenian: ֆունկցիա (funkcʻia) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Asturian: función — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Azerbaijani: funksiya — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя (fúnkcyja) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Burmese: ဖန်ရှင် (hpanhrang) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Catalan: funció — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Chinese Mandarin: 函數 /函数 (hánshù) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Czech: funkce — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Danish: funktion — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Dutch: functie — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Esperanto: funkcio — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Estonian: funktsioon — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Finnish: funktio — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Finnish: kuvaus — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- French: fonction — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Middle French: fonction — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Old French: function — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Galician: función — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- German: Funktion — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- German: Abbildung — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Greek: συνάρτηση (synártisi) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Hebrew: פוּנְקְצִיָּה (funktsiá) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Hindi: फलन (phalan) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Hungarian: függvény — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Icelandic: fall — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Ido: funciono — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Indonesian: fungsi — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Irish: feidhm — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Italian: funzione — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Japanese: 関数 (kansū) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Japanese: 函数 (kansū) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Kazakh: функция (funksiä) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Khmer: អនុគមន៍ (ʼaʼnukum) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Korean: 함수 (hamsu) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Kyrgyz: функция (funktsiya) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Lao: ຕໍາລາ (tam lā) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Latin: fūnctiō — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Macedonian: функција (funkcija) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Malay: fungsi — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Malayalam: ഫലനം (phalanaṁ) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Malayalam: ഏകദം (ēkadaṁ) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Māori: pānga — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Mongolian: функц (funkc) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Norwegian Bokmål: funksjon — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Iranian Persian: تابِع (tâbe') — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Polish: funkcja — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Portuguese: função — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Romanian: funcție — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Romansh: funcziun — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Slovak: funkcia — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Slovene: funkcija — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Spanish: función — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Swedish: funktion — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Tagalog: kabisa — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Tajik: функсия (funksiya) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Tajik: тобеъ (tobe') — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Thai: ฟังก์ชัน (fang-chân) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Turkish: fonksiyon — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Turkmen: funksiýa — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція (fúnkcija) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Urdu: تَفاعُل (tafā'ul) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Uzbek: funksiya — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Yiddish: פֿונקציע (funktsye) — mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs
- Arabic: وَظِيفَة (waẓīfa) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Arabic: دَالَّة (dālla) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Armenian: ֆունկցիա (funkcʻia) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Azerbaijani: funksiya — computing: routine that returns a result
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя (fúnkcyja) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Burmese: ဖန်ရှင် (hpanhrang) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Catalan: funció — computing: routine that returns a result
- Chinese Mandarin: 函數 /函数 (hánshù) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Chinese Mandarin: 函式 (hánshì) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Czech: funkce — computing: routine that returns a result
- Danish: funktion — computing: routine that returns a result
- Dutch: functie — computing: routine that returns a result
- Esperanto: funkcio — computing: routine that returns a result
- Estonian: funktsioon — computing: routine that returns a result
- Finnish: funktio — computing: routine that returns a result
- Finnish: aliohjelma — computing: routine that returns a result
- French: fonction — computing: routine that returns a result
- Georgian: ფუნქცია (punkcia) — computing: routine that returns a result
- German: Funktion — computing: routine that returns a result
- Greek: συνάρτηση (synártisi) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Hebrew: פוּנְקְצִיָּה (funktsiá) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Hindi: फलन (phalan) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Hungarian: függvény — computing: routine that returns a result
- Icelandic: fall — computing: routine that returns a result
- Irish: feidhm — computing: routine that returns a result
- Italian: funzione — computing: routine that returns a result
- Japanese: 関数 (kansū) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Kazakh: функция (funksiä) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Korean: 함수 (hamsu) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Kyrgyz: функция (funktsiya) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Lao: ຕໍາລາ (tam lā) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Latvian: funkcija — computing: routine that returns a result
- Lithuanian: funkcija — computing: routine that returns a result
- Macedonian: функција (funkcija) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Māori: taumahi — computing: routine that returns a result
- Mongolian: функц (funkc) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Norwegian Bokmål: funksjon — computing: routine that returns a result
- Iranian Persian: تابِع (tâbe') — computing: routine that returns a result
- Polish: funkcja — computing: routine that returns a result
- Portuguese: função — computing: routine that returns a result
- Romanian: funcție — computing: routine that returns a result
- Romansh: funcziun — computing: routine that returns a result
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — computing: routine that returns a result
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — computing: routine that returns a result
- Slovak: funkcia — computing: routine that returns a result
- Slovene: funkcija — computing: routine that returns a result
- Spanish: función — computing: routine that returns a result
- Swedish: funktion — computing: routine that returns a result
- Swedish: subrutin — computing: routine that returns a result
- Tajik: функсия (funksiya) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Thai: ฟังก์ชัน (fang-chân) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Turkish: işlev — computing: routine that returns a result
- Turkish: fonksiyon — computing: routine that returns a result
- Turkmen: funksiýa — computing: routine that returns a result
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція (fúnkcija) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Urdu: وَظِیفَہ (vazīfa) — computing: routine that returns a result
- Uzbek: funksiya — computing: routine that returns a result
- Vietnamese: hàm — computing: routine that returns a result
- Vietnamese: hàm số — computing: routine that returns a result
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя (fúnkcyja) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Bulgarian: де́йност (déjnost) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Catalan: funció — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Chinese Mandarin: 功能 (gōngnéng) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Czech: funkce — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Dutch: functie — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Finnish: toiminta — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- French: fonction — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- German: Funktion — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- German: Zweck — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Greek: λειτουργία (leitourgía) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Hindi: कार्य (kārya) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Hungarian: működés — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Hungarian: funkció — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Indonesian: fungsi — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Indonesian: faal — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Irish: feidhm — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Italian: funzione — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Japanese: 機能 (kinō) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Korean: 기능 (gineung) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Latvian: funkcija — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Lithuanian: funkcija — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Macedonian: функција (funkcija) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Norwegian Bokmål: funksjon — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Portuguese: função — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Romansh: funcziun — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Slovak: funkcia — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Slovene: funkcija — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Spanish: función — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Swedish: funktion — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Tagalog: taan — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Turkish: fonksiyon — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Turkish: işlev — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція (fúnkcija) — biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part
- Belarusian: фу́нкцыя (fúnkcyja) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Bulgarian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Catalan: funció — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Chinese Mandarin: 官能 (guānnéng) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Dutch: functie — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Finnish: käyttäytyminen — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- German: Funktion — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Italian: funzione — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Japanese: 機能 (kinō) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Korean: 기능 (gineung) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Macedonian: функција (funkcija) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Romansh: funcziun — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Russian: фу́нкция (fúnkcija) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Serbo-Croatian: фу̀нкција — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Serbo-Croatian: fùnkcija — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Slovak: funkcia — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Slovene: funkcija — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Swedish: funktion — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Ukrainian: фу́нкція (fúnkcija) — chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound
- Bulgarian: функционирам (funkcioniram) — to have a function
- Bulgarian: служа (služa) — to have a function
- Czech: fungovat — to have a function
- Danish: fungere — to have a function
- Dutch: fungeren — to have a function
- Dutch: dienen — to have a function
- Finnish: toimia — to have a function
- Galician: funcionar — to have a function
- Georgian: ფუნქციონირებს (punkcionirebs) — to have a function
- German: fungieren — to have a function
- Greek: λειτουργώ ως (leitourgó os) — to have a function
- Hebrew: תפקד (tifkéd) — to have a function
- Hungarian: -ra/-re való — to have a function
- Hungarian: -ra/-re szolgál — to have a function
- Irish: feidhmigh — to have a function
- Italian: funzionare — to have a function
- Italian: fungere — to have a function
- Japanese: 作用する (sayō suru) — to have a function
- Japanese: 動く (ugoku) — to have a function
- Portuguese: funcionar — to have a function
- Russian: функциони́ровать (funkcionírovatʹ) — to have a function
- Spanish: fungir — to have a function
- Swedish: fungera — to have a function
- Swedish: tjänstgöra — to have a function
- Swedish: verka — to have a function
- Armenian: գործել (gorcel) — to carry on a function
- Armenian: աշխատել (ašxatel) — to carry on a function
- Armenian: բանել (banel) — to carry on a function
- Belarusian: функцыянава́ць (funkcyjanavácʹ) — to carry on a function
- Belarusian: функцыяні́раваць (funkcyjaníravacʹ) — to carry on a function
- Bulgarian: функциони́рам (funkcioníram) — to carry on a function
- Catalan: funcionar — to carry on a function
- Chinese Mandarin: 工作 (gōngzuò) — to carry on a function
- Chinese Mandarin: 運行 /运行 (yùnxíng) — to carry on a function
- Chinese Mandarin: 運轉 /运转 (yùnzhuǎn) — to carry on a function
- Czech: fungovat — to carry on a function
- Danish: fungere — to carry on a function
- Danish: virke — to carry on a function
- Dutch: functioneren — to carry on a function
- Esperanto: funkcii — to carry on a function
- Finnish: käydä — to carry on a function
- Finnish: olla käynnissä — to carry on a function
- Finnish: toimia — to carry on a function
- French: fonctionner — to carry on a function
- French: marcher — to carry on a function
- Galician: funcionar — to carry on a function
- Georgian: მოქმედებს (mokmedebs) — to carry on a function
- Georgian: მუშაობს (mušaobs) — to carry on a function
- Georgian: ფუნქციონირებს (punkcionirebs) — to carry on a function
- German: funktionieren — to carry on a function
- German: arbeiten — to carry on a function
- German: wirken — to carry on a function
- German: funzen — to carry on a function
- Greek: λειτουργώ (leitourgó) — to carry on a function
- Greek: εργάζομαι (ergázomai) — to carry on a function
- Hebrew: תפקד (tifkéd) — to carry on a function
- Hebrew: פעל (pa'ál) — to carry on a function
- Hungarian: működik — to carry on a function
- Irish: feidhmigh — to carry on a function
- Italian: funzionare — to carry on a function
- Japanese: 作動する (sadō suru) — to carry on a function
- Japanese: 機能する (kinō suru) — to carry on a function
- Japanese: 作用する (sayō suru) — to carry on a function
- Japanese: 動く (ugoku) — to carry on a function
- Korean: 작동하다 (jakdonghada) — to carry on a function
- Korean: 작용하다 (jagyonghada) — to carry on a function
- Macedonian: функциони́ра (funkcioníra) — to carry on a function
- Malay: berfungsi — to carry on a function
- Nepali: चल्नु (calnu) — to carry on a function
- Norman: marchi — to carry on a function
- Polish: działać — to carry on a function
- Polish: funkcjonować — to carry on a function
- Portuguese: funcionar — to carry on a function
- Quechua: llamk'ay — to carry on a function
- Romanian: funcționa — to carry on a function
- Russian: функциони́ровать (funkcionírovatʹ) — to carry on a function
- Russian: рабо́тать (rabótatʹ) — to carry on a function
- Russian: идти́ (idtí) — to carry on a function
- Slovak: fungovať — to carry on a function
- Slovene: delovati — to carry on a function
- Spanish: funcionar — to carry on a function
- Spanish: fungir — to carry on a function
- Spanish: funcar — to carry on a function
- Swedish: fungera — to carry on a function
- Swedish: tjänstgöra — to carry on a function
- Ukrainian: функціонува́ти (funkcionuváty) — to carry on a function
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