Results for "function
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function
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "function", "results": [{"typeOf": ["duty"], "examples": ["the function of a teacher"], "hasTypes": ["second fiddle", "position", "place", "stead", "hat", "capacity", "portfolio", "lieu"], "synonyms": ["office", "part", "role"], "definition": "the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"antonyms": ["malfunction"], "hasTypes": ["double", "service", "serve", "run", "roll", "cut"], "synonyms": ["go", "operate", "run", "work"], "verbGroup": ["run", "work"], "definition": "perform as expected when applied", "derivation": ["functioning"], "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["mathematical relation"], "hasTypes": ["multinomial", "metric function", "metric", "operator", "circular function", "transformation", "threshold function", "kronecker delta", "polynomial", "isometry", "expansion", "inverse function", "exponential function", "exponential", "trigonometric function"], "synonyms": ["map", "mapping", "mathematical function", "single-valued function"], "definition": "(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)", "inCategory": ["math", "maths", "mathematics"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["social event"], "examples": ["a seemingly endless round of social functions"], "hasTypes": ["jubilation", "celebration", "ceremonial", "ceremonial occasion", "ceremony", "fundraiser", "observance", "party", "photo op", "photo opportunity", "sleepover"], "synonyms": ["affair", "occasion", "social function", "social occasion"], "definition": "a vaguely specified social event", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["serve", "suffice", "do", "answer"], "examples": ["The table functions as a desk"], "hasTypes": ["prelude", "act as"], "synonyms": ["serve"], "verbGroup": ["service", "serve"], "definition": "serve a purpose, role, or function", "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["utility", "usefulness"], "examples": ["the function of an auger is to bore holes"], "hasTypes": ["raison d'etre"], "synonyms": ["purpose", "role", "use"], "attribute": ["nonfunctional", "functional"], "definition": "what something is used for", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"partOf": ["program", "programme", "computer programme", "computer program"], "typeOf": ["software program", "software", "computer software", "software package", "package", "software system"], "hasTypes": ["reusable routine", "recursive routine", "random number generator", "utility routine", "contingency procedure", "tracing routine", "executive routine", "supervisory routine", "cataloged procedure", "library routine", "service routine"], "synonyms": ["procedure", "routine", "subprogram", "subroutine"], "definition": "a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["serve"], "synonyms": ["officiate"], "definition": "perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function", "derivation": ["functionary"], "partOfSpeech": "verb"}, {"typeOf": ["social gathering", "social affair"], "examples": ["it was a black-tie function"], "definition": "a formal or official social gathering or ceremony", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["relation"], "examples": ["height is a function of age", "price is a function of supply and demand"], "definition": "a relation such that one thing is dependent on another", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 4.09, "syllables": {"list": ["func", "tion"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'fəŋkʃən"}}
functional
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "functional", "results": [{"examples": ["the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"], "synonyms": ["operable", "operational", "usable", "useable"], "similarTo": ["serviceable"], "definition": "fit or ready for use or service", "derivation": ["functionality"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["a functional set of brakes"], "synonyms": ["operative", "running", "working"], "similarTo": ["functioning"], "definition": "(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing", "derivation": ["functionality"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical", "functional architecture"], "similarTo": ["practical"], "definition": "designed for or adapted to a function or use", "derivation": ["functionality"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["serviceable"], "antonyms": ["nonfunctional"], "examples": ["a style of writing in which every word is functional", "functional architecture"], "attribute": ["role", "use", "function", "purpose"], "similarTo": ["structural", "useful", "utilitarian"], "definition": "designed for or capable of a particular function or use", "derivation": ["functionality"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["organic"], "examples": ["functional deafness"], "definition": "involving or affecting function rather than physiology", "inCategory": ["pathology"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one", "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"], "definition": "relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure", "pertainsTo": ["function"], "partOfSpeech": null}], "frequency": 3.28, "syllables": {"list": ["func", "tion", "al"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'fəŋkʃənəl"}}
functionary
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "functionary", "results": [{"typeOf": ["trained worker", "skilled worker", "skilled workman"], "hasTypes": ["appointee", "bailiff", "beadle", "bureaucrat", "caretaker", "censor", "census taker", "church officer", "city father", "civil servant", "commissar", "comptroller general", "comptroller of the currency", "diplomat", "diplomatist", "doorkeeper", "elected official", "enumerator", "equerry", "federal agent", "fire marshall", "fire warden", "forest fire fighter", "hangover", "hearing examiner", "hearing officer", "holdover", "incumbent", "inquisitor", "invalidator", "judge", "jurist", "justice", "licenser", "mace", "macebearer", "macer", "mandarin", "notary", "notary public", "noticer", "nullifier", "officeholder", "officer", "political commissar", "postmaster general", "proconsul", "prosecuting attorney", "prosecuting officer", "prosecutor", "provincial", "public prosecutor", "quaestor", "ranger", "record-keeper", "recorder", "recruiter", "registrar", "regulator", "returning officer", "sealer", "searcher", "teller", "town clerk", "usher", "vizier", "voider", "vote counter", "administrative official", "weigher", "agent", "apparatchik"], "synonyms": ["official"], "definition": "a worker who holds or is invested with an office", "derivation": ["function"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 2.03, "syllables": {"list": ["func", "tion", "ar", "y"], "count": 4}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'fəŋkʃə,nɛri"}}
functioning
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "functioning", "results": [{"typeOf": ["process", "physical process"], "synonyms": ["operation", "performance"], "definition": "process or manner of functioning or operating", "derivation": ["function"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"antonyms": ["malfunctioning"], "examples": ["a functioning flashlight"], "similarTo": ["operative", "up", "working", "functional", "running"], "definition": "performing or able to perform its regular function", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 3.39, "pronunciation": "'fʌŋkʃʌnɪŋ"}