Relationships Related Term:  competence functional analysis Distinguish From:  procedure n. ~ 1. The activities of an organization or individual performed to accomplish some mandate or mission. - 2. C [..]

[L. fungor, to busy oneself] Characteristic role or action of a structure or process in the normal metabolism or behavior of an organism.

The action for which an item, component or system is specially fitted or used, or for which an item, component or system exists; to be in action or performing a task.

In ICS, function refers to the five major activities: command, operations, planning, logistics and finance/administration. 

A group of related actions contributing to a larger action.

A function is a set of ordered pairs where each first element is paired with one and only one second element and no element in either pair is without a partner.

A piece of code that you can easily call over and over again. Functions are sometimes called ‘procedures.’ A function definition is a segment of code that includes the steps performed in the function. [..]

Fonction

Categories of spending established for accounting purposes to keep track of specific expenditures. Each account is placed in the single function (such as national defense, agriculture, health, etc.) t [..]

1530s, "one's proper work or purpose; power of acting in a specific proper way," from Middle French fonction (16c.) and directly from Latin functionem (nominative functio) "a perfo [..]

1844, "perform a function" (intransitive), from function (n.). Related: Functioned; functioning.

a mathematical relationship from a set of inputs to a set of outputs. •  the output value depends on (is a function of) the input value and each input produces exactly one output. • the set of all inp [..]

noun capacity, job noun social occasion verb perform, work

to work or work correctly.

relationship between two numbers or sets of numbers.

A series of statements which returns some value to a caller. It can also be passed zero or more arguments which may be used in the execution of the body. See also parameter, method, and the Function d [..]

See molecular function.

A set of related actions, undertaken by individuals or tools to accomplish a set purpose or end. [D05182]

The series of processes by which the project objectives in that particular area of project management, e.g. scope, cost, time, etc., are achieved. [D00738]

(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) perform as expected wh [..]

(1) (ISO) A mathematical entity whose value, namely, the value of the dependent variable, depends in a specified manner on the values of one or more independent variables, with not more than one value [..]

The purpose for an utterance or piece of language is its function, such as making a request, giving an order, complaining, giving a compliment, etc.  In teaching, a function like apologising may be ch [..]

the main purpose of, or dominant activity in, a settlement. Examples might be: administrative, educational, industrial, market, military garrison, religious, or residential among others. Small settlem [..]

The way that something works; the purpose for which something exists.

A reusable, named piece of code that can be referred to from many places in a program.

The way in which a character contributes to the fitness of an organism. © 2005 by Sinauer Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. Futuyma, D. Evolution.

A function is a code snippet that can be called by other code or by itself, or a variable that refers to the function. When a function is called, arguments are passed to the function as input, and the [..]

A set of ordered pairs where each first element is paired with one and only one second element and no element in either pair is without a partner.

(1) In programming, a named section of a program that performs a specific task. In this sense, a function is a type of procedure or routine. Some programming languages make a distinction between a fun [..]

1. Use or purpose of a thing. 2. Biology. Action of an organism contributing to its fitness. 3. Mathematical procedure relating to quantity and a defined rule.

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A relation between the elements of one set, X (the domain), and the elements of another set, Y (the range), such that for each element in the domain X there's only one corresponding element in th [..]

F(x)  A relation where each value of the domain has exactly one corresponding element in the range.

a pre-arranged, catered group activity, usually held in private room/area gateway:

a relation or correspondence between two sets in which one element of the second (codomain or range) set ƒ(x

Icons, Indexes and Symbols Peirce described three major types of signs, and called them icons, indexes and symbols. 1. A sign is an icon when it is associated with an object because of a similarity be [..]

A service, role, or task that meets objectives for sustaining life and fulfilling humanity’s needs and is performed by soil or an ecosystem. (Compare to soil function.)

"The normal action of any organ."

The first level of a business classification scheme. Functions represent the major responsibilities that are managed by the organisation to fulfil its goals. They are high-level aggregates of the organisation’s activities.

Organized event forming a part of a larger event.

The definition of what we want an item of equipment to do, and the level of performance which the users of the equipment require when it does it. Note that an item of equipment can have many functions, commonly split into Primary

A useful capability provided by one or more components of a system.

A relationship between two variables in which the value of one variable depends on the value of the other variable. For example, the distance d in miles covered in t hours by a car traveling at 55 mph [..]

  A function f of a variable x is a rule that assigns to each number x in the function's domain a single number f(x). The word "single" in this definition is very important. Go to Top

  The grouping of accounts/sub-accounts based on the activity that is supported by those resources; it is a 2-digit code that is the third and fourth position of the account number (examples and defin [..]

The general end or purpose sought to be accomplished by an organization unit.

An accounting entity which is part of a fund. It is a compilation of all costs associated with a program or a department within a fund.

The action for which a person or thing is particularly fitted or employed. The officer is said to fulfill his function, when he had completely performed his/her duties.

functions in C, C++ and Pascal are called methods in Java in honour of Smalltalk. All Java functions live inside some class. functional programming

In programming, a function is part of a program that performs a specific task. Computer programs usually consist of modules of code. Each module consists of a small part of the program written to perf [..]

Area of business, such as student admissions or employee benefits.

(n) (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)(n) what something [..]

Function means the outward manifestation of the properties of objects insofar as they form part of a given system of relations and interconnected processes, especially in respect of the aspect of stab [..]

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On this Page Teaching Only Function Research Only Function Teaching‑and‑Research Function Other Function

a type of subroutine that generally returns a value when called. For instance, a function named SumAnnualSales might add up a company's sales for the year and return a dollar value to the calling [..]

The activity performed or cost center of a transit agency. There are four basic functions for reporting. The four basic functions are: 

In ICS, function refers to the five major activities in the ICS, i.e., Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. The term function is also used when describing the activity involved, e.g., the planning function.

See intrinsic function.

Every component of the car wash that gets turned on/off during the wash process is controlled by a function or device (AKA Device).

word (funksjonsord): a word which does not have much lexical meaning, but whose main function is to express a grammatical relation. Function words are auxiliaries, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns [..]

All the processes within an ecosystem through which the elements interact, such as succession, the food chain, fire, weather, and the hydrologic cycle.

The Hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the Heart Atria.

A set of cognitive functions that controls complex, Goal-directed thought and Behavior. Executive function involves multiple domains, such as Concept Formation, Goal management, cognitive Flexibility, [..]

The Hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the LEFT ATRIUM.

The Hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the left Heart Ventricle. Its measurement is an important aspect of the clinical evaluation of Patients with Heart Disease to determine the effects o [..]

Functions constructed from a Statistical Model and a set of observed data which give the Probability of that data for various values of the unknown model parameters. Those parameter values that maximi [..]

The Hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the RIGHT ATRIUM.

The Hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the right Heart Ventricle.

The process in which specialized Sensory Receptor Cells transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the Central [..]

An error-prone mechanism or set of functions for repairing damaged microbial DNA. SOS functions (a concept reputedly derived from the SOS of the international distress signal) are involved in DNA Repa [..]

The Hemodynamic and electrophysiological action of the Heart Ventricles.

In relation to a computer, includes logic, control arithmetical process, deletion, storage and retrieval and communications or telecommunications from or within a computer.

A function is a unit of code that is often defined by its role within a greater code structure. Specifically, a function contains a unit of code that works on various inputs, many of which are variabl [..]

Mathematically, a mapping of each of a set of input values to a particular output value. In computers, refers to a subroutine or operator that returns a value. It may or may not have input values (called arguments).

A function is a way to teach Karel a new word. Function

A function

Most programming languages allow you to divide your program into smaller parts. These can be called "sub-routines", "procedures", "functions" or "methods". A fu [..]

or subroutine

Mathematically, a mapping of each of a set of input values to a particular output value. In computers, refers to a subroutine

is a section of code having a name, optional argument

A block of code like a procedure but a value is returned when the function is used.

A function is a bit of reusable code that can be called

A function is a pre-written piece of computer code that can be invoked to perform a specific action or set of actions.

A part of an awk program that can be invoked from every point of the program, to perform a task. awk has several built-in functions. Users can define their own functions in every part of the program. [..]

a named sequence of statements that can be invoked/called given arguments and that might return a value. The type of the function includes the number and types of argument and the type of the value [..]

A group of related activities aimed at accomplishing a major service or regulatory program for which a government is responsible.

The way in which a character contributes to the fitness of an organism.

a pre-arranged, catered group activity, usually held in private room/area

planned activity or event.

All or a clearly identifiable segment of the Agency's mission, (including all integral parts of that mission) regardless of how it is performed (USAID Automated Directives System - ADS - Chapter [..]

the way something was used; its purpose.

Consequences that are seen to meet the needs and values of society, so we could say that some of the functions of education are socialization and preserving/ creating culture.

The service provided by the studied product.

A specific purpose of an entity; its characteristic action.

What something does or is used for. *en|aim,en|occupation,en|affair,en|map,en|procedure,en|relation