Function vs. Procedure
Functionnoun
What something does or is used for.
Functionnoun
A professional or official position.
Functionnoun
An official or social occasion.
Functionnoun
A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
Functionnoun
(mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
Functionnoun
(computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
Functionnoun
(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
Functionnoun
(chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
Functionnoun
(anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
Functionverb
(intransitive) To have a function.
Functionverb
(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.
Functionnoun
The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance.
Functionnoun
The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.
Functionnoun
The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind.
Functionnoun
The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
Functionnoun
A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.
Functionnoun
A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly impressive and elaborate.
Functionnoun
A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.
Functionverb
To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business.
Functionnoun
a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set
Functionnoun
what something is used for;
Functionnoun
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;
Functionnoun
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another;
Functionnoun
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony;
Functionnoun
a vaguely specified social event;
Functionnoun
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Functionverb
perform as expected when applied;
Functionverb
serve a purpose, role, or function;
Functionverb
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function;
Functionnoun
an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing
Functionnoun
practical use or purpose in design
Functionnoun
a basic task of a computer, especially one that corresponds to a single instruction from the user.
Functionnoun
a relation or expression involving one or more variables
Functionnoun
a variable quantity regarded in relation to one or more other variables in terms of which it may be expressed or on which its value depends
Functionnoun
a functional group
Functionnoun
a thing dependent on another factor or factors
Functionnoun
a large or formal social event or ceremony
Functionverb
work or operate in a proper or particular way
Functionverb
fulfil the purpose or task of (a specified thing)
Procedurenoun
A particular method for performing a task.
Procedurenoun
A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
Procedurenoun
(uncountable) The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
Procedurenoun
The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
Procedurenoun
(obsolete) That which results; issue; product.
Procedurenoun
(computing) A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task.
Procedurenoun
(medicine) A surgical operation.
Procedurenoun
The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward; progress; process; operation; conduct.
Procedurenoun
A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
Procedurenoun
That which results; issue; product.
Procedurenoun
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result;
Procedurenoun
a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work;
Procedurenoun
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
Procedurenoun
a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
Procedurenoun
an established or official way of doing something
Procedurenoun
a series of actions conducted in a certain order or manner
Procedurenoun
a surgical operation
Procedurenoun
another term for subroutine
