prefunction

func·tion

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhngk-shuh n]
- /ˈfʌŋk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhngk-shuh n]
- /ˈfʌŋk ʃən/

Definitions of prefunction word

noun prefunction the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role. 1
noun prefunction any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 1
noun prefunction a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand. 1
noun prefunction Mathematics. Also called correspondence, map, mapping, transformation. a relation between two sets in which one element of the second set is assigned to each element of the first set, as the expression y = x 2 ; operator. Also called multiple-value function. a relation between two sets in which two or more elements of the second set are assigned to each element of the first set, as y 2 = x 2 , which assigns to every x the two values y = + x and y = − x. a set of ordered pairs in which none of the first elements of the pairs appears twice. 1
noun prefunction Geometry. a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine. hyperbolic function. 1
noun prefunction Grammar. the grammatical role a linguistic form has or the position it occupies in a particular construction. the grammatical roles or the positions of a linguistic form or form class collectively. 1

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Origin of prefunction

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

1525-35; < Latin functiōn- (stem of functiō) a performance, execution, equivalent to funct(us) (past participle of fungī) performed, executed + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Prefunction

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Prefunction

prefunction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

prefunction usage trend in Literature

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