| specific performance | the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms |
function
office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
| specific | a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease, quinine is a specific for malaria |
| specific gravity | the density of a substance relative to the density of water |
function
purpose
role
use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
particular
specific | a fact about some part (as opposed to general), he always reasons from the particular to the general |
localization of function
localisation of function
localization principle
localisation principle
localization
localisation | (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body |
derived function
derivative
differential coefficient
differential
first derivative | the result of mathematical differentiation, the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another, df(x)
dx |
| sentential function | formal expression containing variables, becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants |
function word
closedlass word | a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning |
routine
subroutine
subprogram
procedure
function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program |
| function call | a call that passes control to a subroutine, after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program |
characteristic curve
characterisic function | (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters |
affair
occasion social occasion
function
social function | a vaguely specified social event, the party was quite an affair, an occasion arranged to honor the president, a seemingly endless round of social functions |
| domain domain of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined |
image
range range of a function | (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined, the image of f(x) x^ is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers |
| function | a formal or official social gathering or ceremony, it was a black-tie function |
| specific heat | the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade |
bodily process
body process
bodily function
activity | an organic process that takes place in the body, respiratory activity |
control operation
control function | an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data, a control operation started the data processing |
| function | a relation such that one thing is dependent on another, height is a function of age, price is a function of supply and demand |
function
mathematical function
single-valued function
map
mapping | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) |
| inverse function | a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another, f and g are inverse functions if f(x)y and g(y)x |
metric function
metric | a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them |
trigonometric function
circular function | function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle |
| threshold function | a function that takes the value if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and
otherwise |
exponential
exponential function | a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent |
prostate specific antigen
PSA | a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland, PSA is produced for the ejaculate where it liquifies the semen and allows sperm cells to swim freely, elevated levels of PSA in blood serum are associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer |
officiate
function | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function, His wife officiated as his private secretary |
function
work operate go
run | perform as expected when applied, The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in, Does this old car still run well?, This old radio doesn't work anymore |
| serve function c | serve a purpose, role, or function, The tree stump serves as a table, The female students served as a control group, This table would serve very well, His freedom served him well, The table functions as a desk |
| specific | stated explicitly or in detail, needed a specific amount |
| specific | (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique, rules with specific application, demands specific to the job, a specific and detailed account of the accident |
| specific | being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition, used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides, quinine is highly specific for malaria, a specific remedy, a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements |
| specific | relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species, specific characters |