function

Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:

Glu Mobile, who realigned its workforce towards centralized GaaS functions last year, announced earlier this month that it will shut down GameSpy Technology on May 31. The service provides multiplayer functionality for dozens of games on consoles, computers and mobile devices.

2014 May 1, Jenna Pitcher, “Glu Mobile acquires Diner Dash developer PlayFirst”, in Polygon, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

Our hotel is hosting a function for all the warehouse workers on the night of April 18.

An official or social occasion.
(slang) A party.

An official or social occasion.
A party.

Though most of the cases here cover European encounters with non-Europeans, it is not the intention of the book to give the impression that genocide is a function of European colonialism and imperialism alone.

2008 June 1, A. Dirk Moses, “Preface”, in Empire, Colony, Genocide: Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page x:

Something which is dependent on or stems from another thing; a result or concomitant.

A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

(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.

(anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

دَالَّة

mathematics: a relation between a set of inputs and a set of permissible outputs

وَظِيفَة

computing: routine that returns a result

фу́нкцыя

biology: physiological activity of an organ or body part

фу́нкцыя

chemistry: characteristic behavior of a chemical compound

From Middle French function, from Old French fonction, from Latin functiō (“performance, execution”), from functus, perfect participle of fungor (“to perform, execute, discharge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to enjoy”).


function

Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.

1991, Kenneth G Ross, Robert W Matthews, The social biology of wasps:

(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

en-verb

function (third-person singular simple present functions, present participle functioning, simple past and past participle functioned)

functions (present singular third-person)
functioning (participle present)
functioned (participle past)
functioned (past)


function

function (what something's intended use is)

→ English: function

French: fonction