Purpose vs. Function

Purposenoun

An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal. "purpose".

Purposenoun

A result that is desired; an intention.

Purposenoun

The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.

Purposenoun

The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

Purposenoun

The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.

Purposenoun

(obsolete) Instance; example.

Purposeverb

(intransitive) To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

Purposeverb

To design for some purpose.

Purposeverb

To discourse.

Purposenoun

That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan.

Purposenoun

Proposal to another; discourse.

Purposenoun

Instance; example.

Purposeverb

To set forth; to bring forward.

Purposeverb

To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; - often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.

Purposeverb

To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.

Purposenoun

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;

Purposenoun

what something is used for;

Purposenoun

the quality of being determined to do or achieve something;

Purposeverb

propose or intend;

Purposeverb

reach a decision;

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)