ALL meanings of multifunction
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M m - noun multifunction 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 multifunction any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 1
- noun multifunction a factor related to or dependent upon other factors: Price is a function of supply and demand. 1
- noun multifunction 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 multifunction Geometry. a formula expressing a relation between the angles of a triangle and its sides, as sine or cosine. hyperbolic function. 1
- noun multifunction 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
- noun multifunction Sociology. the contribution made by a sociocultural phenomenon to an ongoing social system. 1
- verb without object multifunction to perform a specified action or activity; work; operate: The computer isn't functioning now. He rarely functions before noon. 1
- verb without object multifunction to have or exercise a function; serve: In earlier English the present tense often functioned as a future. This orange crate can function as a chair. 1
- noun multifunction Having multiple functions. 1