Function
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- Diatonic function A diatonic function, in tonal music theory, is the specific, recognized role of each of the 7 notes and their chords in relation to the key. "Role" in this context means the degree of tension produced by a moving away to a note, chord or scale other than the tonic; and at the same time "how" this musical tension would be eased (, a term in music theory
- Function (biology) A function is part of an answer to a question about why some object or process occurred in a system that evolved through a process of selection. Thus, function refers forward from the object or process, along some chain of causation, to the goal or success. Compare this to the mechanism of the object or process, which looks backward along some, explaining why a feature survived selection
- Function (computer science) In computer science, a subroutine or subprogram is a portion of code within a larger program, which performs a specific task and is relatively independent of the remaining code, or subroutine, a portion of code within a larger program, performs a specific task
- Function (engineering) In the lifecycle of engineering projects, there are usually distinguished subsequently: Requirements and Functional specification documents. The Requirements usually specifies the most important attributes of the requested system, and "The Functional Specification defines what the functionality will be, but not yet how that functionality will, related to the selected property of a system
- Function (language), in linguistics, a way of achieving an aim using language
- Function (mathematics) The mathematical concept of a function expresses the intuitive idea that one quantity completely determines another quantity (the value, or the output). A function assigns a unique value to each input of a specified type. The argument and the value may be real numbers, but they can also be elements from any given sets: the domain and the codomain, an abstract entity that associates an input to a corresponding output according to some rule
- Function model A function model or functional model in systems engineering and software engineering is a structured representation of the functions, activities or processes within the modeled system or subject area, a structured representation of the functions, activities or processes
- Function object A function object, also called a functor, functional, or functionoid, is a computer programming construct allowing an object to be invoked or called like it was an ordinary function, usually with the same syntax, or functor or functionoid, a concept of object-oriented programming
- A formal event such as a party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well or meeting A meeting is a gathering of two or more people that has been convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal through verbal interaction, such as sharing information or reaching agreement. Meetings may occur face to face or virtually, as mediated by communications technology, such as a telephone conference call, a skyped conference call or a
See also
- Function hall A function hall or banquet hall is a room for the purpose of hosting a party, banquet, reception, or other social event
- Functional
- Functionalism
- Functor In category theory, a branch of mathematics, a functor is a special type of mapping between categories. Functors can be thought of as homomorphisms between categories, or morphisms in the category of small categories
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