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Unit of measurement
The function point is a "unit of measurement" to express the amount of business functionality an information system (as a product) provides to a user.
Function_point
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
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up function or functionality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Function or functionality may refer to: Function key, a type of key on computer keyboards
Function
Mathematical function whose derivative exists
or complex function of a single variable is differentiable if its derivative exists at each point in its domain. For real-valued functions of a real variable
Differentiable_function
The Simple Function Point (SFP) method is a lightweight Functional Measurement Method. The Simple Function Point method was designed by Roberto Meli in
The Simple Function Point method
The_Simple_Function_Point_method
Polynomial function of degree 3
cubic function is a function of the form f ( x ) = a x 3 + b x 2 + c x + d , {\displaystyle f(x)=ax^{3}+bx^{2}+cx+d,} that is, a polynomial function of degree
Cubic_function
Complex-differentiable (mathematical) function
holomorphic function is a complex-valued function of one or more complex variables that is complex differentiable in a neighbourhood of each point in a domain
Holomorphic_function
Mathematical function with no sudden changes
a continuous function is a function such that a small variation of the argument induces a small variation of the value of the function. This implies
Continuous_function
Association of one output to each input
mathematics, a function from a set X to a set Y assigns to each element of X exactly one element of Y. The set X is called the domain of the function and the
Function_(mathematics)
Type of function in mathematics
analytic function is a function that is locally represented by a convergent power series. More precisely, a real or complex function is analytic at a point if
Analytic_function
distributed point function is a cryptographic primitive that allows two distributed processes to share a piece of information, and compute functions of their
Distributed_point_function
Statistical function that defines the quantiles of a probability distribution
quantile function is also called the percentile function (after the percentile), percent-point function, inverse cumulative distribution function or inverse
Quantile_function
Software metrics association
The International Function Point Users Group (IFPUG) is a US-based organization with worldwide chapters of function point analysis metric software users
IFPUG
802.11-based WLAN medium access control method
Point Coordination Function (PCF) is a media access control (MAC) technique used in IEEE 802.11 based WLANs, including Wi-Fi. It resides in a point coordinator
Point_coordination_function
Generalized function whose value is zero everywhere except at zero
distributions. The delta function is named after physicist Paul Dirac, and has been applied routinely in physics and engineering to model point masses and concentrated
Dirac_delta_function
Lightweight programming language
related functions, it can act as a namespace. Point = {} Point.new = function(x, y) return {x = x, y = y} -- return {["x"] = x, ["y"] = y} end Point.set_x
Lua
Point where the curvature of a curve changes sign
changes sign. In particular, in the case of the graph of a function, it is a point where the function changes from being concave (concave downward) to convex
Inflection_point
Function describing equilibrium states of a system
thermodynamics of equilibrium, a state function, function of state, or point function for a thermodynamic system is a function relating several state variables
State_function
Description of continuous random distribution
density function (PDF), density function, or simply density of an absolutely continuous random variable, is a function whose value at any given point in the
Probability_density_function
Theorem in mathematics
to the function at a point is invertible, then with sufficient regularity assumptions, the function should also be invertible near that point. In its
Inverse_function_theorem
Refers to two related but distinct notions: functional quality and structural quality
(development cost per function point; delivered defects per function point; function points per staff month.). The function point analysis sizing standard
Software_quality
Mathematical result on ordinals
The fixed-point lemma for normal functions is a basic result in axiomatic set theory stating that any normal function has arbitrarily large fixed points
Fixed-point lemma for normal functions
Fixed-point_lemma_for_normal_functions
Random set of points on a space with random number and random position
^{d}} . A point process transformation is a function that maps a point process to another point process. We shall see some examples of point processes
Point_process
Computer industry standards consortium
for automating the popular function point measure according to the counting guidelines of the International Function Point User Group (IFPUG). On March
Object_Management_Group
Special function in the physical sciences
mathematics, the Airy function (or Airy function of the first kind) A i ( x ) {\displaystyle \mathbf {Ai({\boldsymbol {x}})} } is a special function named after
Airy_function
Point where the derivative of a function is zero or undefined (in certain cases)
critical point is the argument of a function where the function derivative is zero (or undefined, as specified below). The value of the function at a critical
Critical_point_(mathematics)
Generalized mathematical function
has two or more values in its range for at least one point in its domain. It is a set-valued function with additional properties depending on context; though
Multivalued_function
Function specifying the behavior of a component in an electronic or control system
a transfer function (also known as system function or network function) of a system, sub-system, or component is a mathematical function that models
Transfer_function
Mathematical approximation of a function
of a function is an infinite sum of terms that are expressed in terms of the function's derivatives at a single point. For most common functions, the
Taylor_series
Cluster point in a topological space
results Isolated point – Point of a subset S around which there are no other points of S Limit of a function – Point to which functions converge in analysis
Accumulation_point
Function with a multiplicative scaling behaviour
mathematics, a homogeneous function is a function of several variables such that the following holds: If each of the function's arguments is multiplied by
Homogeneous_function
Extension of the factorial function
The gamma function then is defined in the complex plane as the analytic continuation of this integral function: it is a meromorphic function which is holomorphic
Gamma_function
Mathematical function in general imaging
The contrast transfer function (CTF) mathematically describes how aberrations in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) modify the image of a sample
Contrast_transfer_function
Characteristic of an optical system
transfer function is defined as the Fourier transform of the point spread function (PSF, that is, the impulse response of the optics, the image of a point source)
Optical_transfer_function
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
Critical point on a surface graph which is not a local extremum
In mathematics, a saddle point or minimax point is a point on the surface of the graph of a function where the slopes (derivatives) in orthogonal directions
Saddle_point
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
Function returning minus 1, zero or plus 1
In mathematics, the sign function or signum function (from signum, Latin for "sign") is a function that has the value −1, +1 or 0 according to whether
Sign_function
Matrix of second derivatives
derivatives) of a function f {\displaystyle f} is zero at some point x , {\displaystyle \mathbf {x} ,} then f {\displaystyle f} has a critical point (or stationary
Hessian_matrix
Element mapped to itself by a mathematical function
transformation. Specifically, for functions, a fixed point is an element that is mapped to itself by the function. Any set of fixed points of a transformation
Fixed_point_(mathematics)
Higher-order function Y for which Y f = f (Y f)
computer science, a fixed-point combinator (or fixpoint combinator) is a higher-order function (i.e., a function that takes a function as argument) that returns
Fixed-point_combinator
Assignment of numbers to points in space
mathematics and physics, a scalar field is a function associating a single[dubious – discuss] number to each point in a region of space – possibly physical
Scalar_field
Instantaneous rate of change (mathematics)
tangent line to the graph of the function at that point. The tangent line is the best linear approximation of the function near that input value. The derivative
Derivative
Mathematical description of quantum state
mechanical waves. Wave functions are complex-valued. For example, a wave function might assign a complex number to each point in a region of space. The
Wave_function
correspond to the intuitive notion of adding a point at infinity, and requiring the values of the function to get arbitrarily close to zero as one approaches
Vanish_at_infinity
Computing the fixed point of a function
Fixed-point computation refers to the process of computing an exact or approximate fixed point of a given function. In its most common form, the given
Fixed-point_computation
Largest and smallest value taken by a function at a given point
minimum point at x∗, if f(x∗) ≤ f(x) for all x in X. The value of the function at a maximum point is called the maximum value of the function, denoted
Maximum_and_minimum
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
Class of mathematical function
these zeros. From an algebraic point of view, if the function's domain is connected, then the set of meromorphic functions is the field of fractions of
Meromorphic_function
Functions in mathematics
\Delta f=0} The descriptor "harmonic" in the name "harmonic function" originates from a point on a taut string which is undergoing harmonic motion. The
Harmonic_function
Point of interest for complex multi-valued functions
branch point of a multivalued function is a point such that if the function is n {\displaystyle n} -valued (has n {\displaystyle n} values) at that point, all
Branch_point
On converting relations to functions of several real variables
F(x,y)=0} can also be specified as the graph of a function f {\displaystyle f} , so that for each point ( x , y ) {\displaystyle (x,y)} on part of the curve
Implicit_function_theorem
Continuous function that is not absolutely continuous
In mathematics, the Cantor function is an example of a function that is continuous, but not absolutely continuous. It is a notorious counterexample in
Cantor_function
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
Concept in the analysis of dynamical systems
^{n}&\\{\dot {y}}=g(y)\end{cases}}} with an equilibrium point at y = 0 {\displaystyle y=0} is a scalar function V : R n → R {\displaystyle V:\mathbb {R} ^{n}\to
Lyapunov_function
encounters or makes contact with a point of a point process. Nearest neighbor function are used in the study of point processes as well as the related fields
Nearest neighbour distribution
Nearest_neighbour_distribution
Zero of the derivative of a function
calculus, a stationary point of a differentiable function of one variable is a point on the graph of the function where the function's derivative is zero
Stationary_point
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
Polynomial function of degree two
In mathematics, a quadratic function of a single variable is a function of the form f ( x ) = a x 2 + b x + c , a ≠ 0 , {\displaystyle f(x)=ax^{2}+bx+c
Quadratic_function
Mathematical function such that every output has at least one input
surjective function (also known as surjection, or onto function /ˈɒn.tuː/) is a function f such that, for every element y of the function's codomain, there
Surjective_function
Process in software development
at the Wayback Machine Morris Pam — Overview of Function Point Analysis Total Metrics - Function Point Resource Centre Srinivasa Gopal and Meenakshi D'Souza
Software development effort estimation
Software_development_effort_estimation
Root-finding algorithm
numerical analysis, fixed-point iteration is a method of computing fixed points of a function. More specifically, given a function f {\displaystyle f} defined
Fixed-point_iteration
Fixed-point theorem for set-valued functions
Kakutani fixed-point theorem is a fixed-point theorem for set-valued functions. It provides sufficient conditions for a set-valued function defined on a
Kakutani_fixed-point_theorem
Function describing the distribution of galaxies in the universe
function" refers to the two-point autocorrelation function. The two-point autocorrelation function is a function of one variable (distance); it describes the
Correlation function (astronomy)
Correlation_function_(astronomy)
Condition for a mathematical function to map some value to itself
In mathematics, a fixed-point theorem is a result saying that a function F will have at least one fixed point (a point x for which F(x) = x), under some
Fixed-point_theorem
Amount of variation between extrema
sequence of real numbers, oscillation of a real-valued function at a point, and oscillation of a function on an interval (or open set). Let ( a n ) {\displaystyle
Oscillation_(mathematics)
Differentiable function whose derivative is not Riemann integrable
extend the function to the right with a constant value of f(x0) up to and including the point 1/8. Once this is done, a mirror image of the function can be
Volterra's_function
Point to which functions converge in analysis
mathematics, the limit of a function is a fundamental concept in calculus and analysis concerning the behavior of that function near a particular input which
Limit_of_a_function
Fundamental trigonometric functions
the only real fixed point of the sine function; in other words the only intersection of the sine function and the identity function is sin ( 0 ) = 0
Sine_and_cosine
Negative of a convex function
domain of a function, the function must be concave; as a partial converse, if the derivative of a strictly concave function is zero at some point, then that
Concave_function
Software engineering activity
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Software_sizing
Smooth and compactly supported function
analysis, a bump function is a localized auxiliary function, usually chosen to be smooth and to have compact support. Bump functions are commonly used
Bump_function
Type of mathematical function
of an elementary function converges in a neighborhood of every point of its domain. More generally, they are global analytic functions, defined (possibly
Elementary_function
Replacement, insertion, or deletion of a single DNA or RNA nucleotide
frameshift mutations), with regard to protein production, composition, and function. Point mutations usually take place during DNA replication. DNA replication
Point_mutation
Point in a computer program where instruction-execution begins
systems and programming languages, the entry point is in a runtime library, a set of support functions for the language. The library code initializes
Entry_point
Quickly growing function
function the first limit point f ω {\displaystyle f_{\omega }} of the fast-growing hierarchy. After Ackermann's publication of his function (which had three non-negative
Ackermann_function
Function related to statistics and probability theory
A likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) measures how well a statistical model explains observed data by calculating the probability
Likelihood_function
Mathematical function, denoted exp(x) or e^x
In mathematics, the exponential function is the unique real function which maps zero to one and has a derivative everywhere equal to its value. It is denoted
Exponential_function
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
Mathematical function
In mathematics, a Gaussian function, often simply referred to as a Gaussian, is a function of the base form f ( x ) = exp ( − x 2 ) {\displaystyle f(x)=\exp(-x^{2})}
Gaussian_function
Branch of mathematics studying functions of a complex variable
real functions. Furthermore, all holomorphic functions satisfy the stronger condition of analyticity, meaning that the function is, at every point in its
Complex_analysis
Mapping arbitrary data to fixed-size values
A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values, though there are some hash functions that support
Hash_function
S-shaped curve
logistic function is thus rotationally symmetrical about the point (0, 1/2). The logistic function is the inverse of the natural logit function logit
Logistic_function
Distance from a point to the boundary of a set
applications, the signed distance function or signed distance field (SDF) is the orthogonal distance of a given point x to the boundary of a set Ω in a
Signed_distance_function
Mathematical relation assigning a probability event to a cost
optimization and decision theory, a loss function or cost function (sometimes also called an error function) is a function that maps an event or values of one
Loss_function
Function which is not continuous at any point of its domain
nowhere continuous function, also called an everywhere discontinuous function, is a function that is not continuous at any point of its domain. If f
Nowhere_continuous_function
Expectation value of time-ordered quantum operators
{\displaystyle |\Omega \rangle } at every event x in spacetime, the n-point correlation function is the vacuum expectation value of the time-ordered products of
Correlation function (quantum field theory)
Correlation_function_(quantum_field_theory)
Mathematical functions which are smooth but not analytic
analysis, a smooth function is infinitely differentiable at each point in its domain, while a real analytic function is, at each point in its domain, the
Non-analytic_smooth_function
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
Function whose actual domain of definition may be smaller than its apparent domain
In mathematics, a partial function f from a set X to a set Y is a function from a subset S of X (possibly the whole X itself) to Y. The subset S, that
Partial_function
Multivariate derivative (mathematics)
function f {\displaystyle f} of several variables is the vector field (or vector-valued function) ∇ f {\displaystyle \nabla f} whose value at a point
Gradient
Function used as a performance test problem for optimization algorithms
In mathematical optimization, the Rosenbrock function is a non-convex function, introduced by Howard H. Rosenbrock in 1960, which is used as a performance
Rosenbrock_function
Function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere
mathematics, the Weierstrass function, named after its discoverer, Karl Weierstrass, is an example of a real-valued function that is continuous everywhere
Weierstrass_function
Hyperbolic analogues of trigonometric functions
In mathematics, hyperbolic functions are analogues of the ordinary trigonometric functions, but defined using the hyperbola rather than the circle. Just
Hyperbolic_functions
Function that preserves distinctness
In mathematics, an injective function (also known as injection, or one-to-one function) is a function f that maps distinct elements of its domain to distinct
Injective_function
Continuous function whose value increases to infinity
constrained optimization, a field of mathematics, a barrier function is a continuous function whose value increases to infinity as its argument approaches
Barrier_function
Function that is holomorphic on the whole complex plane
In complex analysis, an entire function, also called an integral function, is a complex-valued function that is holomorphic on the whole complex plane
Entire_function
Theorem in topology
Brouwer's fixed-point theorem is a fixed-point theorem in topology, named after L. E. J. (Bertus) Brouwer. It states that for any continuous function f {\displaystyle
Brouwer_fixed-point_theorem
Concept in complex analysis
(see essential singularity). Technically, a point z0 is a pole of a function f if it is a zero of the function 1/f and 1/f is holomorphic (i.e. complex differentiable)
Zeros_and_poles
of special functions which developed out of statistics and mathematical physics. A modern, abstract point of view contrasts large function spaces, which
List of mathematical functions
List_of_mathematical_functions
FUNCTION POINT
FUNCTION POINT
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.
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Australian, Indian, Muslim
Fiction; Romance; Story
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
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
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : (of Norman origin): habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni. The name was reduced to Celmans and then became Le Mans as a result of the mistaken identification of the first syllable with the Old French demonstrative adjective.English (chiefly West Midlands) : status name for a particular type of feudal tenant, Anglo-Norman French mansel, one who occupied a manse (Late Latin mansa ‘dwelling’), a measure of land sufficient to support one family.English (chiefly West Midlands) : some early examples, such as Thomas filius Manselli (Northumbria 1256), point to derivation from a personal name, perhaps the Germanic derivative of Mann 2 Latinized as Manzellinus.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fraction of the Cosmos
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Joslin.The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony’s expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell’s Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as Geffrey and in Old French as Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of Godfrey, but early forms such as Galfridus and Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic gala ‘to sing’ or gawi ‘region’, ‘territory’. It is possible that several originally distinct names have fallen together in the same form.
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 : from a Middle English personal name, Kin, Kinna, which is a shortened form of any of various Old English names beginning with Cyne ‘royal’, for example Cynesige (see Kinsey).Dutch : nickname for someone with a pointed or jutting chin.Dutch : from Middle Dutch kinne ‘kin’.Hungarian : nickname from kÃn ‘pain’.Variant of Korean Kim.
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
French Greek
Cyrano de Bergerac was a seventeenth-century soldier and science-fiction writer.
Biblical
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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
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : habitational name from Pointon in Lincolnshire, Poynton in Cheshire, or Poynton Green in Shropshire. The first is named from Old English Pohhingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Pohha’, a byname apparently meaning ‘bag’; the others have as the first element the Old English personal names Pofa and Pēofa respectively.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friction
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Mysterious Function
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian
Fraction of Time
FUNCTION POINT
FUNCTION POINT
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beautiful eyes, A woman with Lovely eyes (Wife of King Janak; Mother of Sita)
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Extremes in Fortune; Health and Spirituality
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Eliysha, ELISHA means "God is salvation." In the bible, this is the name of the prophet who succeeded Elijah.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Parvati
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
The King of the Powerful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Devotees
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian
Lord Budha
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Rule
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German
House; Introduced from Germany During the Norman Conquest; Little Home-lover
Boy/Male
Tamil
Mahakaya | மஹாகாயா
Gigantic, Lord Hanuman
FUNCTION POINT
FUNCTION POINT
FUNCTION POINT
FUNCTION POINT
FUNCTION POINT
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.
n.
The place or point of union, meeting, or junction; specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway meet or cross.
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.
n.
The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial function or profession.
n.
The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
v. t.
To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.
v. t.
To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.
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 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 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 sell by auction.
n.
The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.
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.
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 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.
v. t.
The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.
a.
Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general.
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.