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mathematical logic, a function type (or arrow type or exponential) is the type of a variable or parameter to which a function has or can be assigned
Function_type
of a set of functions. Scalar-valued function Multivariate function Vector-valued function List of mathematical functions List of types of sets Peter
List_of_types_of_functions
Programming language concept
Animals, or a function returning Cat and a function returning Animal. If the type Cat is a subtype of Animal, then an expression of type Cat should be
Type_variance
Function definition that is not bound to an identifier
with first-class functions, where they fulfil the same role for the function type as literals do for other data types. Anonymous functions originate in the
Anonymous_function
Attribute of data
as machine types. A data type specification in a program constrains the possible values that an expression, such as a variable or a function call, might
Data_type
Type whose definition depends on a value
dependent types are dependent functions and dependent pairs. The return type of a dependent function may depend on the value (not just type) of one of
Dependent_type
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 theory of data types
a function from sets of entities to truth-values, i.e. a (indicator function of a) set of sets. This latter type is standardly taken to be the type of
Type_theory
Programming language feature
like ordinary variables with a function type. The term was coined by Christopher Strachey in the context of "functions as first-class citizens" in the
First-class_function
1921 book by Carl Gustav Jung
Feeling). These functions are modified by two main attitude types: extraversion and introversion. Jung proposes that the dominant function, along with the
Psychological_Types
Computer science concept
data types, data structures, or other data types, such as "string", "array of float", "function returning boolean". The main purpose of a type system
Type_system
Topics referred to by the same term
Arity or type, the number of operands a function takes Type, any proposition or set in the intuitionistic type theory Type, of an entire function Exponential
Type
Association of one output to each input
define fewer functions than untyped lambda calculus. History of the function concept List of types of functions List of functions Function fitting Implicit
Function_(mathematics)
Mathematical function used to approximate atomic orbitals in quantum chemistry
In quantum chemistry and physics, a 1s Slater-type function is a simple mathematical function used to approximate the distribution of a single electron
1s_Slater-type_function
Defines the inputs and outputs for a function, subroutine or method
science, a type signature or type annotation defines the inputs and outputs of a function, subroutine or method.[citation needed] A type signature includes
Type_signature
Data types supported by the C programming language
convenient alias for this type, and also provides macros for true and false. _Bool functions similarly to a normal integer type, with one exception: any
C_data_types
Formal system in mathematical logic
with only one type constructor ( → {\displaystyle \to } ) that builds function types. It is the canonical and simplest example of a typed lambda calculus
Simply_typed_lambda_calculus
Form of type polymorphism
print(type(type(a))) # prints: <type 'type'> print(type(type(type(a)))) # prints: <type 'type'> print(type(type(type(type(a))))) # prints: <type 'type'> In
Subtyping
Transforming a function in such a way that it only takes a single argument
{\displaystyle Y} are types, while the arrow → {\displaystyle \to } is a type constructor, specifically, the function type or arrow type. Similarly, the Cartesian
Currying
of types of functions Elementary functions are functions built from basic operations (e.g. addition, exponentials, logarithms...) Algebraic functions are
List of mathematical functions
List_of_mathematical_functions
Pseudoscientific personality questionnaire
preferred extraverted function, which is the dominant function for extraverted types and the auxiliary function for introverted types. The MBTI sorts some
Myers–Briggs_Type_Indicator
Type system used in computer programming and mathematics
those in Haskell. As a type inference method, Hindley–Milner is able to deduce the types of variables, expressions and functions from programs written
Hindley–Milner_type_system
Alternative foundation of mathematics
corresponds to the type of a function ( A → B {\displaystyle A\to B} ). This correspondence is called the Curry–Howard isomorphism. Prior type theories had
Intuitionistic_type_theory
Sequence of program instructions invokable by other software
In computer programming, a function (also procedure, method, subroutine, routine, or subprogram) is a callable unit of software logic that has a well-formed
Function (computer programming)
Function_(computer_programming)
Data type for values having two types
object of type Boolean can be safely passed to functions expecting an argument of type Serializable and to functions expecting an argument of type Comparable
Intersection_type
Formal power series
series. There are various types of generating functions, including ordinary generating functions, exponential generating functions, Lambert series, Bell series
Generating_function
Extent to which a programming language discourages type errors
passed from a calling function to a called function, its type must be compatible with the type declared in the called function." In 1977, Jackson wrote
Type_safety
Type that allows only one value
unit type as the type of 0-tuples, i.e. the product of no types. The unit type is the terminal object in the category of types and typed functions. It
Unit_type
Basis of generic programming
instantiated with particular types as needed. Parametrically polymorphic functions and data types are sometimes called generic functions and generic datatypes
Parametric_polymorphism
Syntactic ambiguity in C++
object parameter, declaring an object or declaring a function while specifying the function's return type. In these situations, the compiler is required to
Most_vexing_parse
Classification of individuals based on personality traits
manifestations of a type-antagonism." (Jung, 1966: par. 64) In the book Jung categorized people into primary types of psychological function. Jung proposed
Personality_type
Concept in economics
arises in a particular type of aggregator function which combines two or more types of consumption goods, or two or more types of production inputs into
Constant elasticity of substitution
Constant_elasticity_of_substitution
Family of solutions to related differential equations
Bessel, who studied them systematically in 1824. Bessel functions are solutions to a particular type of ordinary differential equation: x 2 d 2 y d x 2 +
Bessel_function
Function that is continuous everywhere but differentiable nowhere
smoothness. These types of functions were disliked by contemporaries. For instance, Charles Hermite, on finding that one class of function he was working
Weierstrass_function
Notation for representing a fixed value in source code
of enumerated types and compound values such as arrays, records, and objects. An anonymous function is a literal for the function type. In contrast to
Literal (computer programming)
Literal_(computer_programming)
Computer programming function
higher-order function that applies a given function to each element of a collection, e.g. a list or set, returning the results in a collection of the same type. It
Map_(higher-order_function)
Theorem bounding the growth rate of analytic functions
growth rates, including the idea of a function of exponential type. Classification of growth rates based on type help provide a finer tool than big O or
Nachbin's_theorem
Complex-differentiable (mathematical) function
general type) that can be written as a convergent power series in a neighbourhood of each point in its domain. That all holomorphic functions are complex
Holomorphic_function
Using one interface or symbol with regards to multiple different types
different types is known as a polymorphic function. A data type that can appear to be of a generalized type (e.g., a list with elements of arbitrary type) is
Polymorphism (computer science)
Polymorphism_(computer_science)
with first-class functions, where they fulfil the same role for the function type as literals do for other data types. Anonymous functions originate in the
Examples of anonymous functions
Examples_of_anonymous_functions
Programming language
after the function or type name. The compiler transforms the generic function or type into non-generic by substituting type arguments for the type parameters
Go_(programming_language)
Feature of a typed formal language that builds new types from old ones
nullary type constructors. Some type constructors take another type as an argument, e.g., the constructors for product types, function types, power types and
Type_constructor
Symbol representing a mathematical concept
object of type U. One can similarly define function symbols of more than one variable, analogous to functions of more than one variable; a function symbol
Function_symbol
Type of types in a type system
any function type, for example Int -> Bool or even Int -> Int -> Bool. A type constructor takes one or more type arguments, and produces a data type when
Kind_(type_theory)
Technique for creating lexically scoped first class functions
image type. The expression can be called with its Function.apply(T t) method, but not with a standard method call. import java.util.function.Function; Function<String
Closure (computer programming)
Closure_(computer_programming)
Mathematical function having a characteristic S-shaped curve or sigmoid curve
sigmoid function is invertible, and its inverse is the logit function. In mathematics, a unitary sigmoid function is a bounded sigmoid-type function normalized
Sigmoid_function
Economic formula of productivity
econometrics, the Cobb–Douglas production function is a particular functional form of the production function, widely used to represent the relationship
Cobb–Douglas production function
Cobb–Douglas_production_function
Design pattern in functional programming to build generic types
thought of as interfaces implemented on type constructors, that allow for functions to abstract over various type constructor variants that implement monad
Monad (functional programming)
Monad_(functional_programming)
Topics referred to by the same term
applied to time series data Exponential type Exponential type or function type, in type theory Exponential type in complex analysis Topics listed at list
Exponential
Extension of the factorial function
sums, a type of exponential sum. The reciprocal gamma function is an entire function and has been studied as a specific topic. The gamma function also shows
Gamma_function
The Stone–Geary utility function takes the form U = ∏ i ( q i − γ i ) β i {\displaystyle U=\prod _{i}(q_{i}-\gamma _{i})^{\beta _{i}}} where U {\displaystyle
Stone–Geary_utility_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
Programming language construct specifying an identifier's properties
(function, variable, etc.), declarations typically specify the data type (for variables and constants), or the type signature (for functions); types may
Declaration (computer programming)
Declaration_(computer_programming)
2011 edition of the C++ programming language standard
to make any changes outside the standard library. The type of the returned value of a function returning an std::vector<T> temporary does not need to
C++11
Set of functions between two fixed sets
calculus, function types are used to express the idea of higher-order functions In programming more generally, many higher-order function concepts occur
Function_space
Configuration file for computer networking
Netscape specification, the latter type coming into use more recently. A very simple example of a PAC file is: function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { return
Proxy_auto-config
Computer communications authentication algorithm
authentication code) is a specific type of message authentication code (MAC) involving a cryptographic hash function and a secret cryptographic key. As
HMAC
Mathematical-logic system based on functions
lambda cube: Typed lambda calculus – Lambda calculus with typed variables (and functions) System F – A typed lambda calculus with type-variables Calculus
Lambda_calculus
Declaration of a function's name and type signature but not body
programming, a function prototype is a declaration of a function that specifies the function's name and type signature (arity, data types of parameters
Function_prototype
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
Types constrained by a predicate
preconditions when used as function arguments or postconditions when used as return types: for instance, the type of a function which accepts natural numbers
Refinement_type
Asymmetric sigmoid function
or Gompertz function is a type of mathematical model for a time series, named after Benjamin Gompertz (1779–1865). It is a sigmoid function which describes
Gompertz_function
Function that returns its argument unchanged
(symmetry type C 1 {\displaystyle \mathrm {C} _{1}} ). In a topological space, the identity function is always continuous. The identity function is idempotent
Identity_function
C standard library header file
standard. For those that are, the functions accept only type double for the floating-point arguments, leading to expensive type conversions in code that otherwise
C_mathematical_functions
Abnormally short fingers or toes
brachydactyly affects the function of the phalanges. In rare cases where function is affected, reconstructive surgery is used to improve function and the ability
Brachydactyly
Automatic detection of the type of an expression in a formal language
In type theory, type inference (sometimes called type reconstruction) is the automatic detection of the type of an expression. These include programming
Type_inference
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
Serial communications protocol
PDU types: MODBUS Request PDU, mb_req_pdu MODBUS Response PDU, mb_rsp_pdu MODBUS Exception Response PDU, mb_excep_rsp_pdu mb_req_pdu = Function code
Modbus
Concept in economics
In economics, the isoelastic function for utility, also known as the isoelastic utility function, or power utility function, is used to express utility
Isoelastic_utility
Relationship between programs and proofs
proves is the type for the program. More informally, this can be seen as an analogy that states that the return type of a function (i.e., the type of values
Curry–Howard_correspondence
Entity that can be evaluated and is hard to predict
A physically unclonable function (PUF) is a physical entity that can serve as a hardware security primitive, particularly useful in authentication and
Types of physical unclonable function
Types_of_physical_unclonable_function
Return type for functions that do not output values when called
void type, in several programming languages, more so curly bracket programming languages derived from C and ALGOL 68, is the return type of a function that
Void_type
Types of special mathematical functions
In mathematics, the upper and lower incomplete gamma functions are types of special functions which arise as solutions to various mathematical problems
Incomplete_gamma_function
Telecontrol standard
differs from IEC 101 in information object address which is split into function type (ftype) and information number (inumber) in IEC 103. Also IEC 103 can
IEC_60870-5
Programming style in which control is passed explicitly
function to CPS, its signature must be changed. The function will get another argument of function type, and its return type depends on that function:
Continuation-passing_style
Part of a computer program where a given name binding is valid
(2013) A declaration binds a non-blank identifier to a constant, type, variable, function, label, or package. [...] The scope of a declared identifier is
Scope_(computer_programming)
S-shaped curve
distribution function of the shifted Gompertz distribution, and the hyperbolastic function of type I. In statistics, where the logistic function is interpreted
Logistic_function
Function describing equilibrium states of a system
system) is a function of other state variables so is regarded as a state function. A state function could also describe the number of a certain type of atoms
State_function
C function to format and output text
value arguments that the function serializes per the format string. Mismatch between the format specifiers and count and type of values results in undefined
Printf
System which describes the computational effects of computer programs
from the type system. Effect systems may be used to prove the external purity of certain internally impure definitions: for example, if a function internally
Effect_system
Mathematical description of quantum state
mathematically a type of wave equation. This explains the name "wave function", and gives rise to wave–particle duality. However, whether the wave function in quantum
Wave_function
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
3-volume treatise on mathematics, 1910–1913
,σn are ramified types then as in simple type theory there is a type (τ1,...,τm,σ1,...,σn) of "predicative" propositional functions of τ1,...,τm,σ1,.
Principia_Mathematica
C++ alternative syntax for return types
(a.k.a. function) will often inform calling code about the result of its computation, by returning a value to that calling code. The data type of that
Trailing_return_type
Characteristic in consumer theory
preferences are called homothetic if they can be represented by a utility function which is homogeneous of degree 1. For example, in an economy with two goods
Homothetic_preferences
Programming language feature
and functions of an object at runtime. Some programming languages also possess that capability (e.g., Java, Python, Julia, and Go). C++ supports type introspection
Type_introspection
Mathematical function
the beta function, also called the Euler integral of the first kind, is a special function that is closely related to the gamma function and to binomial
Beta_function
the utility function. Notable special cases of HARA utility functions include the quadratic utility function, the exponential utility function, and the isoelastic
Hyperbolic absolute risk aversion
Hyperbolic_absolute_risk_aversion
Form of text that defines C code
code consists of preprocessor directives, and core-language types, variables and functions, organized as one or more source files. Building the code typically
C_syntax
Pointer that points to a function
Functors, or function objects, are similar to function pointers, and can be used in similar ways. A functor is an object of a class type that implements
Function_pointer
General-purpose programming language
include the addition of compile time generic programming data types, allowing functions to work on a variety of data, along with a small set of new compiler
Zig_(programming_language)
Sigmoid shape special function
mathematics, the error function (also called the Gauss error function), often denoted by e r f {\displaystyle \mathbf {erf} } , is the function erf ( z ) = 2
Error_function
A slight generalization of invex functions called Type I invex functions are the most general class of functions for which the Karush–Kuhn–Tucker conditions
Invex_function
Function whose implementation is handled specially by the compiler
software, in compiler theory, an intrinsic function, also called built-in function or builtin function, is a function (subroutine) available for use in a given
Intrinsic_function
Classes of data types
a function: parameters of reference type are copies of the reference, whereas parameters of value type are copies of the value. If a reference type is
Value_type_and_reference_type
Method of solution to differential equations
will give a unique Green's function. Green's functions may be categorized by a Green's function number according to the type of boundary conditions being
Green's_function
Continuous function whose value increases to infinity
penalty function, as it is a penalty function that forces the solution to remain within the interior of the feasible region. The two most common types of barrier
Barrier_function
Function with variable number of arguments
possible because the language support for variadic functions is not type-safe: it permits the function to attempt to pop more arguments off the stack than
Variadic_function
Mathematical concept
In mathematics, the inverse function of a function f (also called the inverse of f) is a function that undoes the operation of f. The inverse of f exists
Inverse_function
Type of data structure
Process function. type Vals_Type is array (Positive range <>) of Float; function Read_And_Process (N : Integer) return Float is Vals : Vals_Type (1 .. N);
Variable-length_array
FUNCTION TYPE
FUNCTION TYPE
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
English
English : variant of or patronymic from Flather, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flathes or flawns, a type of pancake or custard, Middle English flather, flathir.
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).
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the Old French word goi (Latin gubia) denoting a type of bill hook or knife used by vine-growers or coopers, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of such implements.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.Galician : probably a habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia.German : northwestern variant of Gau.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian, Japanese
Mysterious Function
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Fraction of the Cosmos
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old French Guarinot, Warinot, a pet form of the personal name Guarin, Warin, from Germanic wari(n)- ‘protection’, ‘shelter’.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker or fitter of garnets, a type of hinge, Middle English garnette, or for a jeweler, from Middle English garnette, gernet ‘garnet’.English : from a diminutive of Garner 1.
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
Girl/Female
Tamil
Ankshika | அஂகà¯à®·à¯€à®•ா
It’s derived from the root word - anksh that means a fraction. Ankshika means the fraction of the cosmos
Ankshika | அஂகà¯à®·à¯€à®•ா
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Midlands)
English (mainly East Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places. Melbourne in former East Yorkshire is recorded in Domesday Book as Middelburne, from Old English middel ‘middle’ + burna ‘stream’; the first element was later replaced by the cognate Old Norse meðal. Melbourne in Derbyshire has as its first element Old English mylen ‘mill’, and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire probably Old English melde ‘milds’, a type of plant.
Biblical
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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 (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.
Boy/Male
Indian
Friction
Girl/Female
Tamil
A garland of types of flowers
Boy/Male
French Greek
Cyrano de Bergerac was a seventeenth-century soldier and science-fiction writer.
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
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke).Dutch : from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle’, ‘periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.
FUNCTION TYPE
FUNCTION TYPE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Intelligent
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
King of God / Lord
Boy/Male
Italian
God has shown favor.' See also Jovan.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Raaga or patience
Girl/Female
Tamil
A kind of necklace, Auspicious symbol
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of a prophet, A nabee
Boy/Male
Native American
Nez Perce name meaning birds landing.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Life
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Beloved
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
Name of Lord Shiva; Sun; Rudraksha; 'mightiest of the Mighty
FUNCTION TYPE
FUNCTION TYPE
FUNCTION TYPE
FUNCTION TYPE
FUNCTION TYPE
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, 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.
A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
v. t.
The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.
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.
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. 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.
v. t.
To sell by auction.
v. i.
Alt. of Functionate
a.
Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.
v. t.
To supply with an organ or organs having a special function or functions.
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.
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.
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 feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.
n.
The things sold by auction or put up to auction.