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Funktion — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • action noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  • feature noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  • function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
  • role noun A part played by an actor in a performance.
  • roll verb To move by turning over and over on a surface.
  • subroutine noun A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.
  • use verb To employ something for a particular purpose.

Senses

Funktion is used for these senses in English:

  • action (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
  • feature (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
  • function What something does or is used for.
  • function A professional or official position.
  • function An official or social occasion.
  • function A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
  • function (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
  • function (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.

action — full definition

  1. noun The process of doing something, especially to achieve a purpose.
  2. noun Exciting or fast-paced activity, especially in a film or story.
  3. noun A formal legal proceeding; a lawsuit.
  4. noun The mechanism of a device, such as a firearm or musical instrument, that makes it work.

feature — full definition

  1. noun A distinctive or noticeable part or quality of something.
  2. noun A full-length film, or a special article in a newspaper or magazine.
  3. verb To include someone or something as an important part.

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