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3. a [[factor]] related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand.

3. a [[factor]] related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand.

4. [['''Mathematics''']].

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4. '''[[Mathematics]]'''.

:a. Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x2; operator.

:a. Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x2; operator.

:b. Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y2 = x2, which assigns to every x the two values y = +x and y = −x.

:b. Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y2 = x2, which assigns to every x the two values y = +x and y = −x.

:c. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice.

:c. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice.

5. [['''Geometry''']].

5. '''[[Geometry]]'''.

:a. a [[formula]] expressing a relation between the [[angles]] of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine.

:a. a [[formula]] expressing a relation between the [[angles]] of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine.

:b. [[hyperbolic]] function.

:b. [[hyperbolic]] function.

6. [['''Grammar''']].

6. '''[[Grammar]]'''.

:a. the grammatical role a [[linguistic]] form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction.

:a. the grammatical role a [[linguistic]] form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction.

:b. the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively.

:b. the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively.

7. [['''Sociology''']]. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system.

7. '''[[Sociology]]'''. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system.

–verb (used without object)

–verb (used without object)

9. to have or exercise a function; serve: In earlier [[English]] the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair.

9. to have or exercise a function; serve: In earlier [[English]] the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair.

==Origin==  

==Origin==  

1525–35; < L functiōn- (s. of functiō) a performance, execution, equiv. to funct(us) (ptp. of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn

1525–35; < L functiōn- (s. of functiō) a performance, execution, equiv. to funct(us) (ptp. of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]