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Function and View

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
view

noun

  • A way of regarding situations or topics etc..
    • usage: "consider what follows from the positivist view"
  • The visual percept of a region.
    • usage: "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
  • The act of looking or seeing or observing.
    • usage: "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
  • The range of the eye.
    • usage: "they were soon out of view"
  • A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.
    • usage: "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti"
  • A message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.
    • usage: "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
  • Purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'.
    • usage: "he took the computer with a view to pawning it"
  • Graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept.
    • usage: "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
  • The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated.
    • usage: "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge"
  • Outward appearance.
    • usage: "they look the same in outward view"

verb

  • Deem to be.
    • usage: "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"
  • Look at carefully; study mentally.
    • usage: "view a problem"
  • See or watch.
    • usage: "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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