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Before sliding down he inspected the hatch seat, pulling it shut with a chain and making sure the automatic mechanism functioned properly.†
Chpt 1. *
"Caterpillar functioning normally, Comrade Captain," Borodin reported.†
Chpt 2.
Sooner or later our young officers must learn to function on their own.†
Chpt 3.
The Rodina had found herself in need of experienced seamen to pilot ships into the ports of Murmansk and Archangel, to which the Allies were bringing weapons, food, and the sundries that allow a modern army to function.†
Chpt 3.
He referred to a subsystem of the BQQ-5 multifunction submarine sonar.†
Chpt 5. *
We weren't able to figure out this function at the CIA either, and it was decided to seek the opinion of an outside consultant.†
Chpt 6.
My ASW crews are functioning very well.†
Chpt 7.
Petchukocov thought it irresponsible—reckless—to push his submarine so hard, even if everything were functioning properly.†
Chpt 8.
The function of the control rods was to regulate the reaction.†
Chpt 8.
The valves were made of titanium because they had to function reliably after prolonged exposure to high temperature, and also because titanium was very corrosion-resistant—high-temperature water was murderously corrosive.†
Chpt 8.
On the far side of the bed was a machine whose function was not immediately obvious.†
Chpt 10.
Some had simply been unable to cope with freedom, the way that long-term prison inmates often fail to function without highly structured control over their lives and commit new crimes hoping to return to their safe environment.†
Chpt 11.

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(1) (function as in: Its main function is to...)
purpose, job, or natural activity
(2) (function as in: can't function well without sleep)
work or operate -- sometimes to work or operate normally or in a particular way
(3) (function as in: I'm attending a function tonight)
a social event or ceremony -- especially one attended for work or out of a sense of duty
(4) (function as in: oxygen is a function of altitude)
saying one results from another; or saying that the amount of one thing is dependent upon the value of another.

If x is a function of y, then x results from y; or the amount of x can be calculated based on the amount of y.
(5) (function as in: Amazon's new search function)
computer code that performs a specific task
(6) (function as in: a mathematical function)
a formula or mathematical expression that describes a relationship between variables
(7) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
For more specialized meanings in math and chemistry, see a comprehensive dictionary.

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function
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The Hunt for Red October
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