Function and Interest

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

• A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something.
  • usage: "an interest in music"
  • synonyms: involvement
• A reason for wanting something done.
  • usage: "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
  • synonyms: sake
• The power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.. )
  • usage: "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
  • synonyms: interestingness
• A fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed.
  • usage: "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage"
• Law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something. (
  • usage: "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
  • synonyms: stake
• Usually plural. ( a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims)
  • usage: "the iron interests stepped up production"
  • synonyms: interest group
• A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly. )
  • usage: "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
  • synonyms: pastime, pursuit

verb

• Excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of.
• Be on the mind of.
  • usage: "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
  • synonyms: concern, occupy, worry
• Be of importance or consequence.
  • usage: "This matters to me"
  • synonyms: matter to

• (n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.
• (n.) Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.
• (n.) Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit.
• (n.) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally.
• (n.) To cause or permit to share.
• (n.) Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern.
• (n.) Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.
• (n.) The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.
• (n.) Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.

1. A monetary benefit paid by a borrower for the right to use a lender's or a deposit. R's funds. Usually, the' interest' is paid periodically over the life of the loan, deposit, or security. However, some interest-bearing instruments, such as savings accounts, do not have defined maturities. Under the terms of some instruments, interest is not paid periodically over the life of the instrument but instead is paid solely at the end of the loan/deposit/security term. 2. A right to enjoy some benefits of ownership of property. For example, the rights that a debtor or a court grants to a secured party in the assets owned by the debtor. Or, for example, the rights that a lessee is granted in the lease of property owned by a lessor.