function
noun
/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/
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/ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/
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/ˈfʌŋkʃən/
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[ˈfʌŋkʃn̩]
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[ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n]
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- What something does or is used for.
- A professional or official position.
- An official or social occasion.
- (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
- (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
- (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
- (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
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fonction
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- A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
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en fonction de,
fonction
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function
verb
/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/
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/ˈfʌŋkʃn̩/
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/ˈfʌŋkʃən/
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[ˈfʌŋkʃn̩]
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[ˈfʌŋkʃɪ̈n]
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- (intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
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fonctionner,
marcher
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functional
adjective
/ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃnəl/
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/ˈfʌŋkt͡ʃənəl/
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- In good working order.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (medicine) Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
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fonctionnel
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functionality
noun
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- (uncountable) The ability to do a task, performance, or execution; a set of functions that something is able or equipped to perform.
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fonctionnalité
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functioning
noun
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- Action of the verb function.
- Manner by which something functions; the workings.
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fonctionnement
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functionalism
noun
/ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/
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- (architecture) A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
- (philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
- (social science) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
- (psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
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fonctionnalisme
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