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Evaluation of a function on its argument
In mathematics, function application (or evaluation) is the act of taking a function and an input from its domain to obtain the corresponding value from
Function_application
Connection between computers or programs
An application programming interface (API) is a connection between computers or between computer programs. It is a type of software interface, offering
API
In functional programming
partial application (or partial function application) refers to the process of fixing a number of arguments of a function, producing another function of smaller
Partial_application
Transforming a function in such a way that it only takes a single argument
partial application. The example above can be used to illustrate partial application; it is quite similar. Partial application is the function apply {\displaystyle
Currying
Special mathematical function defined as sin(x)/x
probability in telecommunication", saying "This function occurs so often in Fourier analysis and its applications that it does seem to merit some notation of
Sinc_function
Topics referred to by the same term
tasks Application layer, an abstraction layer that specifies protocols and interface methods used in a communications network Function application, in mathematics
Application
Mathematical theory of data types
of inference rules. Type theories which have functions also have the inference rule of function application: if t {\displaystyle t} is a term of type
Type_theory
Logical formalism using combinators instead of variables
{\displaystyle E_{1}E_{2}} are called applications. Applications model function invocation or execution: the function represented by E 1 {\displaystyle E_{1}}
Combinatory_logic
Programming language feature
first-class functions if it treats functions as first-class citizens. This means the language supports passing functions as arguments to other functions, returning
First-class_function
Mathematical-logic system based on functions
λ-calculus) is a formal system for expressing computation based on function abstraction and application using variable binding and substitution. Untyped lambda calculus
Lambda_calculus
Basic notion of sameness in mathematics
century by Giuseppe Peano. Other properties like substitution and function application weren't formally stated until the development of symbolic logic.
Equality_(mathematics)
Mapping arbitrary data to fixed-size values
or the grid method. In these applications, the set of all inputs is some sort of metric space, and the hashing function can be interpreted as a partition
Hash_function
Hash function that is suitable for use in cryptography
practice, a hash-function that is only second pre-image resistant is considered insecure and is therefore not recommended for real applications. Informally
Cryptographic_hash_function
Sigmoid shape special function
many applications, the function argument is a real number, in which case the function value is also real. In some older texts, the error function is defined
Error_function
Mathematical formalism
of a lambda term is simply a variable, a lambda abstraction, or a function application, but a formal presentation can be somewhat lengthy. The focus of
Lambda_calculus_definition
Interface to software defined in terms of in-process, machine code access
of application virtualization software Debug symbol – Type of identifier in computer science Foreign function interface – Interface to call functions from
Application_binary_interface
Function used in signal processing
processing and statistics, a window function (also known as an apodization function or tapering function) is a mathematical function that is zero-valued outside
Window_function
Type of programming language
denote functions, and the juxtaposition of expressions denotes function composition. Concatenative programming replaces function application, which is
Concatenative programming language
Concatenative_programming_language
Intermediate structure between functors and monads
demonstrates how applicatives allow a sort of generalized function application. Functor Monad McBride, Conor; Paterson, Ross (2008-01-01). "Applicative programming
Applicative_functor
Symbol representing the word "and" (&)
similarly to Unix shells, spawning a separate green thread upon application of a function.[citation needed] In more recent years, the ampersand has made
Ampersand
Intermediate representation in a functional compiler
serve as operands of function applications, and requiring that the result of a non-trivial expression (such as a function application) be immediately captured
A-normal_form
Application that uses a web browser as a client
A web application (or web app) is application software that is created with web technologies and runs via a web browser. Web applications emerged during
Web_application
Software application designed to run on mobile devices
A mobile app or application is a computer program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet, or smartwatch
Mobile_app
Association of one output to each input
increased the possible applications of the concept. A function is often denoted by a letter such as f, g or h. The value of a function f at an element x of
Function_(mathematics)
Function that takes one or more functions as an input or that outputs a function
computer science, a higher-order function (HOF) is a function that does at least one of the following: takes one or more functions as arguments (i.e. a procedural
Higher-order_function
that would mean combining mutually exclusive possible worlds. The application of functions to value sets creates combinations of value sets from different
Narrowing of algebraic value sets
Narrowing_of_algebraic_value_sets
Serial communications protocol
other parties. MODBUS TCP/IP ADU = MODBUS Application Protocol Header + Function code + Data MODBUS Application Protocol header - is the dedicated header
Modbus
Compile-time transformation
only finitely many function abstractions, so that each can be assigned and replaced by a unique identifier. Every function application within the program
Defunctionalization
Any computer program for end-user use
media players, and mobile applications used in daily tasks. An application (app, application program, software application) is any program that can be
Application_software
Act of placing two elements side by side
In lambda calculus, juxtaposition f x {\displaystyle fx} denotes function application. In physics, juxtaposition is also used for "multiplication" of a
Juxtaposition
Monetary symbol used in many national currencies
refers to the same thing as SomeName. In Haskell, $ is used as a function application operator. In an AutoHotkey script, a hotkey declared with $ is not
Dollar_sign
Spreadsheet editor by Microsoft
original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018. "Functions (Visual Basic for Applications)". Office VBA Reference. Microsoft. September 13, 2021
Microsoft_Excel
that views the formation of phrase structure by analogy to function application in an applicative programming language. Among the innovations in this approach
Applicative_universal_grammar
One of several equivalent definitions of a computable function
computer science, a general recursive function, partial recursive function, or μ-recursive function is a partial function from natural numbers to natural numbers
General_recursive_function
Type of computer application
A decentralised application (DApp, dApp, Dapp, or dapp) is an application that can operate autonomously, typically through the use of smart contracts
Decentralized_application
Computer programming paradigm
correspond to function application. Functions and their modularly separated from each other in the same manner, by the use of function arguments, return
Procedural_programming
Typographical mark (`) (Freestanding grave accent)
calls an existing term. Unlambda: The backtick character denotes function application. Verilog HDL: The backtick is used at the beginning of compiler's
Backtick
Construct related to weighted sums and averages
the same set. The result of this application of a weight function is a weighted sum or weighted average. Weight functions occur frequently in statistics
Weight_function
Configuration file for computer networking
fetching a given URL. A PAC file contains a JavaScript function FindProxyForURL(url, host). This function returns a string with one or more access method specifications
Proxy_auto-config
Extension of the factorial function
quotients of the gamma function, called Mellin–Barnes integrals. An application of the gamma function is the study of the Riemann zeta function. A fundamental
Gamma_function
S-shaped curve
the sigmoid function. It is also sometimes called the expit, being the inverse function of the logit. The logistic function finds applications in a range
Logistic_function
Control flow operator in functional programming
continuation object is a first-class value and is represented as a function, with function application as its only operation. When a continuation object is applied
Call-with-current-continuation
Call-with-current-continuation
Key on a computer or terminal keyboard
A function key is a key on a computer or terminal keyboard that can be programmed to cause the operating system or an application program to perform certain
Function_key
Type of interpreter in computing
language. For example, interpreting a lambda application may be implemented using function application. Meta-circular evaluation is most prominent in
Meta-circular_evaluator
Program function without side effects
In computer programming, a pure function is a function that has the following properties: the function return values are identical for identical arguments
Pure_function
Family of solutions to related differential equations
Bessel functions are a class of special functions that commonly appear in problems involving wave motion, heat conduction, and other physical phenomena
Bessel_function
Higher-order function Y for which Y f = f (Y f)
denotes x applied to itself. Juxtaposition of expressions denotes function application, is left-associative, and has higher precedence than the period.)
Fixed-point_combinator
Calling conventions used in x86 architecture programming
"Vector Function Application Binary Interface version 0.9.8". April 6, 2016. "libmvec". sourceware.org. (see VectorABI.txt) "x86 Function Attributes
X86_calling_conventions
Interface to call functions from other programming languages
runtime environments and application binary interfaces of both. This can be done in several ways: Requiring that guest-language functions which are to be host-language
Foreign_function_interface
Arithmetic operation
generally express exponentiation either as an infix operator or as a function application, as they do not support superscripts. The most common operator symbol
Exponentiation
Complex exponential in terms of sine and cosine
fundamental relationship between the trigonometric functions and the complex exponential function. Euler's formula states that, for any real number x
Euler's_formula
Software design pattern
is that the application is responsible not just for a particular task, but can perform every step needed to complete a particular function. Some personal
Monolithic_application
Root-finding algorithm
, x 2 , … {\displaystyle x_{0},x_{1},x_{2},\dots } of iterated function applications x 0 , f ( x 0 ) , f ( f ( x 0 ) ) , … {\displaystyle x_{0},f(x_{0})
Fixed-point_iteration
Analytic function in mathematics
continuation elsewhere. The Riemann zeta function plays a pivotal role in analytic number theory and has applications in physics, probability theory, and applied
Riemann_zeta_function
Function that takes two inputs
binary function (also called bivariate function, or function of two variables) is a function that takes two inputs. Precisely stated, a function f {\displaystyle
Binary_function
Logarithm to the base of the mathematical constant e
to a multi-valued function: see complex logarithm for more. The natural logarithm function, if considered as a real-valued function of a positive real
Natural_logarithm
Mathematical functions which are smooth but not analytic
(bump functions) are non-analytic at each boundary point of the closure of its support. One of the most important applications of smooth functions with
Non-analytic_smooth_function
Instructions a computer can execute
mapped by the function times_10() to a range of values. One value happens to be 20. This occurs when x is 2. So, the application of the function is mathematically
Computer_program
Simple Turing complete logic
tree (xy) can be thought of as an application of the function x to an argument y. When evaluated (i.e., when the "function" is "applied" to the argument)
SKI_combinator_calculus
Element of a basis for a function space
basis functions are also called blending functions, because of their use in interpolation: In this application, a mixture of the basis functions provides
Basis_function
Swiss mathematician (1707–1783)
applications of logarithms. He also defined the exponential function for complex numbers and discovered its relation to the trigonometric functions.
Leonhard_Euler
Highest layer in network protocol models
the foundation of the modern Internet, integrates these functions into a broader application layer that handles process-to-process communication. This
Application_layer
Functions of an angle
mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions) are real functions which relate an angle of
Trigonometric_functions
Function whose job is only to call another subroutine
used in the native application. In case the third party functions change or are updated, only the wrappers in the native application need to be modified
Wrapper_function
Smooth approximation of one-hot arg max
The softmax function, also known as softargmax or normalized exponential function, converts a tuple of K real numbers into a probability distribution
Softmax_function
Approach to natural language semantics
expression is obtained as a function of its components, either by function application (indicated by boldface parentheses enclosing function and argument) or by
Montague_grammar
Mathematical transform that expresses a function of time as a function of frequency
many applications requiring a more sophisticated integration theory. For example, many relatively simple applications use the Dirac delta function, which
Fourier_transform
Architectural framework of telecommunications
services IP Multimedia Service Switching Function (IM-SSF): Interfaces SIP to CAP to communicate with CAMEL Application Servers OSA service capability server
IP_Multimedia_Subsystem
General purpose functional programming language
int Functions are defined with let. Function application is higher precedent than mathematical operators, so f 3 + 4 means (f 3) + 4. Functions defined
ML_(programming_language)
In Win32 application programming, WindowProc (or window procedure), also known as WndProc is a user-defined callback function that processes messages sent
WindowProc
Software targeted towards corporations/organisations
Enterprise software can be categorized by business function. Each type of enterprise application can be considered a "system" due to the integration
Enterprise_software
Unit of measurement
method version 2.3 – Definitions and counting guidelines for the application of Function Point Analysis COSMIC: ISO/IEC 19761:2011 Software engineering
Function_point
Multivalued function in mathematics
In mathematics, the Lambert W function, also called the omega function or product logarithm, is a multivalued function, namely the branches of the converse
Lambert_W_function
Programming paradigm based on applying and composing functions
1930s by Alonzo Church, is a formal system of computation built from function application. In 1937 Alan Turing proved that the lambda calculus and Turing machines
Functional_programming
Class of mathematical functions
In mathematics, a supermodular function is a function on a lattice that, informally, has the property of being characterized by "increasing differences
Supermodular_function
Process of applying for entry
as Centralized Application Service(s) or CASs and function somewhat similar to the Common Application for undergraduate programs. Graduate school applicants
College_application
Method of solution to differential equations
In mathematics, a Green's function (or Green function) is the impulse response of an inhomogeneous linear differential operator defined on a domain with
Green's_function
The idea of "Chinese Learning as Substance, Western Learning for Application" (simplified Chinese: 中体西用; traditional Chinese: 中體西用; pinyin: zhōngtǐ xīyòng)
Chinese Learning as Substance, Western Learning for Application
Chinese_Learning_as_Substance,_Western_Learning_for_Application
involving trigonometric functions need to be simplified. An important application is the integration of non-trigonometric functions: a common technique involves
List of trigonometric identities
List_of_trigonometric_identities
Function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere
wide acceptance until practical applications such as models of Brownian motion necessitated infinitely jagged functions (nowadays known as fractal curves)
Weierstrass_function
Generalized function whose value is zero everywhere except at zero
zero. (However, even in some applications, highly oscillatory functions are used as approximations to the delta function, see below.) The Dirac delta
Dirac_delta_function
Category of cloud computing services
Function as a service is a "platform-level cloud capability" that enables its users "to build and manage microservices applications with low initial investment
Function_as_a_service
Techniques to alter a program
the behaviour of an operating system, of applications, or of other software components by intercepting function calls or messages or events passed between
Hooking
2.71828...; base of natural logarithms
to 2.71828, that is the base of the natural logarithm and exponential function. It is sometimes called Euler's number, after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard
E_(mathematical_constant)
Mathematical functions having established names and notations
applications. The term is defined by consensus, and thus lacks a general formal definition, but the list of mathematical functions contains functions
Special_functions
High-level programming language
first-class functions. It is multi-paradigm, supporting event-driven, functional, and imperative programming styles. It has application programming interfaces
JavaScript
Software securing application
following: Function level: Sequences of instruction File or class level: An extensible program-code-template for object creation Application level: A program
Static application security testing
Static_application_security_testing
Mathematical function having a characteristic S-shaped curve or sigmoid curve
sigmoid function is any mathematical function whose graph has a characteristic S-shaped or sigmoid curve. A common example of a sigmoid function is the
Sigmoid_function
Statistical function that defines the quantiles of a probability distribution
quantile function. Statistical applications of quantile functions are discussed extensively by Gilchrist. Monte-Carlo simulations employ quantile functions to
Quantile_function
Format for expressing mathematical formulae
to Content MathML is the <apply> element that represents function application. The function being applied is the first child element under <apply>, and
MathML
Solutions of Legendre's differential equation
science and mathematics, the Legendre functions Pλ, Qλ and associated Legendre functions Pμ λ, Qμ λ, and Legendre functions of the second kind, Qn, are all
Legendre_function
Web application that interacts with the user by dynamically rewriting a web page
and functions in April 2002, and later the same year Lucas Birdeau, Kevin Hakman, Michael Peachey and Clifford Yeh described a single-page application implementation
Single-page_application
Mathematical description of quantum state
In quantum mechanics, a wave function (or wavefunction) is a mathematical description of the quantum state of an isolated quantum system. The most common
Wave_function
Indicator function of positive numbers
The Heaviside step function, or the unit step function, usually denoted by H or θ (but sometimes u, 1 or 𝟙), is a step function named after Oliver Heaviside
Heaviside_step_function
Response if an optical system to a point source of light
The point spread function (PSF) describes the response of a focused optical imaging system to an idealized point source of light. In casual terms, for
Point_spread_function
Reference model for network communication
highest-level representation of data of a distributed application. Each layer has well-defined functions and semantics and serves a class of functionality
OSI_model
Order-preserving mathematical function
In mathematics, a monotonic function (or monotone function) is a function between ordered sets that preserves or reverses the given order. This concept
Monotonic_function
Mathematical function, denoted exp(x) or e^x
especially in applications, functions of the general form f ( x ) = a b x {\displaystyle f(x)=ab^{x}} are also called exponential functions. They grow
Exponential_function
Probability of survival beyond any specified time
while the term survival function is used in a broader range of applications, including human mortality. The survival function is the complementary cumulative
Survival_function
Family of formalisms in natural language syntax
(made (that mess))). Categorial grammars of this form (having only function application rules) are equivalent in generative capacity to context-free grammars
Categorial_grammar
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Girl/Female
Tamil
Ankshika | அஂகà¯à®·à¯€à®•à®¾
It’s derived from the root word - anksh that means a fraction. Ankshika means the fraction of the cosmos
Ankshika | அஂகà¯à®·à¯€à®•à®¾
Boy/Male
Indian
Friction
Girl/Female
Indian
It’s derived from the root word - anksh that means a fraction. Ankshika means the fraction of the cosmos
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Job.English : nickname from Old French job, joppe ‘sorry wretch’, ‘fool’ (perhaps a transferred application of the name of the Biblical character).English : from Middle English jubbe, jobbe ‘vessel containing four gallons’, hence perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper. It could also have been a nickname for a heavy drinker or for a tubby person.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller (or nickname for a wearer) of the long woolen garment known in Middle English and Old French as a jube or jupe. This word ultimately derives from Arabic.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town. The Middle English singular gate is from the Old English plural, gatu, of geat ‘gate’ (see Yates). Since medieval gates were normally arranged in pairs, fastened in the center, the Old English plural came to function as a singular, and a new Middle English plural ending in -s was formed. In some cases the name may refer specifically to the Sussex place Eastergate (i.e. ‘eastern gate’), known also as Gates in the 13th and 14th centuries, when surnames were being acquired.Americanized spelling of German Götz (see Goetz).Translated form of French Barrière (see Barriere).In New England, Gates was the preferred English version of the name of an extensive French family, called Barrière dit Langevin.
Surname or Lastname
Irish (County Donegal)
Irish (County Donegal) : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhidhir or sometimes of Mac Duibhidhir (see Dwyer, also Dyer).English : of uncertain derivation; possibly from diver, an agent derivative of Middle English dive ‘to dip or plunge’, but if so the application is obscure. It may be a nickname for someone compared to a diving bird. Compare Ducker.
Biblical
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Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Indian, Muslim
Fiction; Romance; Story
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably from Old French joint ‘united’, ‘joined’. The application as a surname is unclear.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fraction of the Cosmos
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a watercourse or road junction, Old English gelǣt, or a habitational name from Leat in Devon, or The Leete in Essex, named with this element.
Surname or Lastname
Northern English
Northern English : probably a habitational name from a minor place in Soulby, Cumbria, called Longthorn, from Old English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘projecting headland’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.English : nickname from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + horn ‘horn’, with various possible applications; it could have denoted a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic; there is some suggestion that horn in some names may mean ‘head’ or otherwise ‘phallus’.Danish : habitational name from Langhorn.Dutch : nickname for someone with long ears.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the animal, Middle English catte ‘cat’. The word is found in similar forms in most European languages from very early times (e.g. Gaelic cath, Slavic kotu). Domestic cats were unknown in Europe in classical times, when weasels fulfilled many of their functions, for example in hunting rodents. They seem to have come from Egypt, where they were regarded as sacred animals.English : from a medieval female personal name, a short form of Catherine.Variant spelling of German and Dutch Katt.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Fraction of Time
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced Anglicized form of either of two Gaelic names, Ó DuibhÃn ‘descendant of DuibhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘little black one’, or Ó DaimhÃn ‘descendant of DaimhÃn’, a byname meaning ‘fawn’, ‘little stag’. These are attenuated versions of Ó Dubháin and Ó Damháin, and are the phonetic origin of Anglicizations with an internal v (as opposed to w, as in Dewan, or monosyllabic forms with an o or u) (see Doane).English and French : nickname, of literal or ironic application, from Middle English, Old French devin, divin ‘excellent’, ‘perfect’ (Latin divinus ‘divine’).
Boy/Male
French Greek
Cyrano de Bergerac was a seventeenth-century soldier and science-fiction writer.
Surname or Lastname
South German
South German : occupational name for an official in charge of the legal auction of property confiscated in default of a fine; such a sale was known in Middle High German as a gant (from Italian incanto, a derivative of Late Latin inquantare ‘to auction’, from the phrase In quantum? ‘To how much (is the price raised)?’).German : metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German ganter, kanter ‘barrel rack’.German : variant of Gander 3.English : occupational name for a glover, from Old French gantier, an agent derivative of gant ‘glove’ (see Gant).
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Mysterious Function
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : name of a clan associated with Caithness, derived from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (or the feminine form Gunne), a short form of any of various compound names with the first element gunn ‘battle’.Scottish : sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Dhuinn ‘son of the servant of the brown one’ (see Dunn). (According to Woulfe a name of the same form also existed in Sligo, Ireland.)English : metonymic occupational name for someone who operated a siege engine or cannon, perhaps also a nickname for a forceful person, from Middle English gunne, gonne ‘ballista’, ‘cannon’, ‘gun’. The term originated as a humorous application of the Scandinavian female personal name Gunne or Gunnhildr.
Surname or Lastname
English (Warwickshire)
English (Warwickshire) : apparently a variant of Gourley or Gorley.Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Gourlé, from Old French gourle ‘money belt’. Its application as a surname is not clear; it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such receptacles, or perhaps a nickname for someone who was tight with his money.Alternatively, it may be an Americanized form of German Gerling or Gerlich.
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Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
With Long Life
Boy/Male
English
From the Willow Farm
Girl/Female
Tamil
Giving pleasure
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King
Girl/Female
Hindu
Saisudha, Early morning, Dawn
Boy/Male
Norse
Father of Vapni.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Ambition; Goal; Wish; Desire
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Coincidence
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Certain; Eternal
Boy/Male
Arabic, Punjabi
Ox; Royal Sovereign
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n.
The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.
a.
Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general.
v. i.
Alt. of Functionate
n.
The things sold by auction or put up to auction.
n.
A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
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.
v. t.
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
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.
v. t.
To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.
v. t.
To sell by auction.
n.
The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.
v. t.
The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.
v. t.
To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from pretroleum.
n.
The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.
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.
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.
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.
n.
The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
n.
The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union; combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or detachments; the junction of paths.
n.
The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.