# Definition of function. Meaning of function. Synonyms of function

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## Definition of function

function
Fluent Flu"ent, n. 1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.] 2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral.

## Meaning of function from wikipedia

- Function or functionality may refer to: Function key, a type of key on computer keyboards Function model, a structured representation of processes in a...
- In mathematics, a function is a relation between sets that ****ociates to every element of a first set exactly one element of the second set. Typical examples...
- sigmoid function is a mathematical function having a characteristic "S"-shaped curve or sigmoid curve. A standard choice for a sigmoid function is the...
- mathematics, hyperbolic functions are analogs of the ordinary trigonometric, or circular, functions. The basic hyperbolic functions are: hyperbolic sine...
- A hash function is any function that can be used to map data of arbitrary size to fixed-size values. The values returned by a hash function are called...
- In mathematics, the gamma function (represented by Γ {\displaystyle \Gamma } , the capital letter gamma from the Gr**** alphabet) is one commonly used extension...
- In mathematics, an inverse function (or anti-function) is a function that "reverses" another function: if the function f applied to an input x gives a...
- In statistics, the likelihood function (often simply called the likelihood) expresses the plausibilities of different parameter values for a given sample...
- production function gives the technological relation between quantities of physical inputs and quantities of output of goods. The production function is one...
- In solid-state physics, the work function (sometimes spelled workfunction) is the minimum thermodynamic work (i.e., energy) needed to remove an electron...