Function and Handle

noun

• Mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function. ()
  • synonyms: mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping
• What something is used for.
  • usage: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it"
  • synonyms: purpose, role, use
• The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
  • usage: "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
  • synonyms: office, part, role
• A relation such that one thing is dependent on another.
  • usage: "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
• A formal or official social gathering or ceremony.
  • usage: "it was a black-tie function"
• A vaguely specified social event.
  • usage: "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • synonyms: affair, occasion, social occasion, social function
• A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.
  • synonyms: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure

verb

• Perform as expected when applied.
  • usage: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • synonyms: work, operate, go, run
• Serve a purpose, role, or function.
  • usage: "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
  • synonyms: serve
• Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
  • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
  • synonyms: officiate

• (v.i.) Alternative of Functionate.
• (n.) The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
• (n.) A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.
• (n.) The act of executing or performing any duty, office or calling; per formance.
• (n.) The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.
• (n.) The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind.
• (n.) A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, especially one somewhat formal.
• (n.) A religious ceremony, especially one particularly impressive and elaborate.

noun

• The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.
  • usage: "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
  • synonyms: grip, handgrip, hold

verb

• Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
  • usage: "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
  • synonyms: manage, deal, care
• Interact in a certain way.
  • usage: "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
  • synonyms: treat, do by
• Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.
  • usage: "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
  • synonyms: cover, treat, plow, deal, address
• Touch, lift, or hold with the hands.
  • usage: "Don't handle the merchandise"
  • synonyms: palm
• Handle effectively.
  • usage: "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
  • synonyms: wield, manage
• Show and train.
  • usage: "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

• (v.t.) To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
• (v.t.) To treat; to use, well or ill.
• (v.t.) To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
• (v.t.) To deal with; to make a business of.
• (v.t.) To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument or an objection.
• (v.t.) To accustom to the hand; to work upon or take care of, with the hands.
• (n.) That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
• (v.i.) To use the hands.
• (v.t.) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods or a large stock.
• (n.) That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
• (v.t.) To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.

handle is an informal name for the portion of a security's price that is comprised of the numbers to the left of the decimal point, colon, or dash. For example, if a bond's price is 103. 25, its handle is 103. Sometimes brokers and dealers only quote the numbers to the right of the decimal point and assume that the handle is understood.