function

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Formal

n. a large, formal party or official meeting.

n. a large or formal social event or official ceremony.

“He had to wear a suit to the charity function at the town hall.”

“The embassy hosted a formal function to celebrate the signing of the new trade agreement between the two nations.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a rule that relates one amount to another, or a set of instructions in a computer program.

n. a relationship where each input has a single output, or a named section of code that performs a specific task.

“The programmer wrote a new function to calculate the total price automatically.”

“In functional programming, a pure function must return the same output for the same input without causing side effects.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Academic

n. something that happens as a direct result of something else.

n. a variable or factor that depends on and varies with another.

“Success is often a function of hard work and a bit of luck.”

“The researcher noted that the rate of decay was a direct function of the ambient temperature in the laboratory.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to do the job of something else.

v. to serve a particular purpose or fulfill a specific role. Usually followed by the preposition 'as'.

“During the summer, the sofa functions as a bed for guests.”

“In many ancient societies, myths functioned as a way to explain natural phenomena that were not yet understood by science.”