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According to WordNet, the noun "function" has 7 sense(s).

105149325 what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?".

113783816 (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).

108252467 a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function".

106582403 a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.

100720565 the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role".

107447261 a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions".

113781164 a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand".


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