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Function and Part

function

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. ()
  • What something is used for.
    • usage: "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program.

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"
  • 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"
  • Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
    • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
part

noun

  • Something determined in relation to something that includes it.
    • usage: "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
  • Something less than the whole of a human artifact.
    • usage: "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
  • A portion of a natural object.
    • usage: "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
  • That which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation.
    • usage: "it requires vigilance on our part"; "they resisted every effort on his part"
  • The extended spatial location of something.
    • usage: "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"
  • 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"
  • An actor's portrayal of someone in a play.
    • usage: "she played the part of Desdemona"
  • Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
    • usage: "he wanted his share in cash"
  • One of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.
    • usage: "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
  • A line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions.
    • usage: "his part was right in the middle"
  • The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.
    • usage: "he tried to sing the tenor part"
  • The part played by a person in bringing about a result.
    • usage: "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work"

verb

  • Go one's own way; move apart.
    • usage: "The friends separated after the party"
  • Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.
    • usage: "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"
  • Leave.
    • usage: "The family took off for Florida"
  • Come apart.
    • usage: "The two pieces that we had glued separated"
  • Force, take, or pull apart.
    • usage: "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"

adverb

  • In part; in some degree; not wholly.
    • usage: "I felt partly to blame"; "He was partially paralyzed"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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