Function and Property

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

• Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.
  • usage: "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";
  • synonyms: belongings, holding
• A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.
  • usage: "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles"
• Any area set aside for a particular purpose.
  • usage: "who owns this place"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
  • synonyms: place
• A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
  • usage: "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
  • synonyms: attribute, dimension
• Any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.
  • usage: "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
  • synonyms: prop

• (v.t.) To invest which properties or qualities.
• (a.) Propriety; correctness.
• (a.) An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
• (a.) That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods or money; as, a man of large property or small property.
• (a.) The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
• (a.) All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
• (a.) That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
• (v.t.) To make a property of; to appropriate.

something that is owned or possessed.' property' may be real (land), personal, tangible (touchable), or intangible (such as the interest in a play or other creative work).

(DoD) Anything that may be owned.
(DoD) As used in the military establishment, this term is usually confined to tangible property, including real estate and materiel. For special purposes and as used in certain statutes, this term may exclude such items as the public domain, certain lands, certain categories of naval vessels, and records of the Federal Government.