English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/

Noun

function (plural: functions)

1. the purpose of something; what something does
2. a many-to-one relation
3. a routine that returns a result
4. an official or social occasion

Related terms

• functional
• functionality
• functor

Translations

• Chinese: 函数
• Danish: funktion c (1, 2, 3, 4)
• Dutch: functie f (1, 2, 3)
• Finnish: funktio (1, 2, 3); tarkoitus (1)
• French: fonction f (1, 2)
• German: Funktion f (1, 2, 3)
• Hebrew: פונקציה f (1, 2, 3)
• Hungarian: funkció f (1, 2, 3)
• Interlingua: function (1, 2, 3)

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• Italian: funzione f (1)
• Latin: functio f
• Polish: funkcja f (1, 2, 3)
• Portuguese: função f (1, 2, 3)
• Romanica: function f (1, 2, 3)
• Swedish: funktion c (1,2,3), subrutin c (3)

Verb

function (functions, functioned, functioning)

1. be operating, working; be able to operate or work

Related terms

• functional
• functionally
• functioning

Translations

• Danish: fungere
• Dutch: functioneren
• Finnish: toimia
• French: fonctionner
• Polish: działać, funkcjonować
• Romanica: functionar

See also

• affair
• procedure
• routine
• subroutine