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 |
ceiling | the overhead upper surface of a covered space, he hated painting the ceiling |
ceiling | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds |
ceiling | maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions) |
absolute ceiling | the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight |
combat ceiling service ceiling | altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate |
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? |
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 |
ceiling roof cap | an upper limit on what is allowed, he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him, there was a roof on salaries, they established a cap for prices |
glass ceiling | a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions |
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 |
debt limit debt ceiling | the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity |
national debt ceiling | a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise, periodically raised by Congress |
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 |
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 |
e flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack fly off the handle flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
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 |