function ing

/F AH1 NG K SH AH0 N IH0 NG/
noun
  1. 1

    What something does or is used for.

  2. 2

    A professional or official position.

  3. 3

    An official or social occasion.

  4. 4

    (slang) A party.

  5. 5

    Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.

  6. 6

    A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

  7. 7

    (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.

  8. 8

    (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.

  9. 9

    (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.

  10. 10

    (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.

  11. 11

    (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive) To have a function.

  2. 2

    (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.