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noun(func-tion)professional or official position : occupation
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noun(func-tion)the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : purpose
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noun(func-tion)any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action; especially : the normal and specific contribution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism
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verb(func-tion)to have a function : serve
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verb(func-tion)to carry on a function or be in action : operate
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noun(func-tion)one of a class of transcendental functions expressible as infinite series and occurring in the solution of the differential equation ...
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noun(func-tion)trigonometric function
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noun(func-tion)a function whose values are found from two given functions by applying one function to an independent variable and then applying the second function to the result and whose domain consists of those values of the independent variable for which the result yielded by the first function lies in the domain of the second
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noun(func-tion)a function that gives the probability that a random variable is less than or equal to the independent variable of the function
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noun(func-tion)probability density function
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noun(func-tion)a function of a set of variables that is evaluated for samples of events or objects and used as an aid in discriminating between or classifying them
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noun(func-tion)cumulative distribution function
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noun(func-tion)the group of complex mental processes and cognitive abilities (such as working memory, impulse inhibition, and reasoning) that control the skills (such as organizing tasks, remembering details, managing time, and solving problems) required for goal-directed behavior; also : one of these complex mental processes