All 22 Uses
function
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The Andromeda Strain
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- Direct visualization was not really necessary; Scavenger could function without it.
Chpt 3 *function = work properly
- The function of the team was investigation of possible extraterrestrial life forms introduced on American spacecraft returning to earth.
Chpt 4function = purpose or job
- Thus one ARPL group was concerned with electronic pacing of brain function (a euphemism for mind control); a second had prepared a study of biosynergics, the future possible combinations of man and machines implanted inside the body; still another was evaluating Project Ozma, the search for extraterrestrial life conducted in 1961-4.
Chpt 5function = activity
- A fourth group was engaged in preliminary design of a machine that would carry out all human functions and would be self-duplicating.
Chpt 5 *functions = activities
- The code for the directive was Cautery, since the function of the bomb was to cauterize the infection—to burn it out, and thus prevent its spread.
Chpt 8function = purpose
- There was no real reason for the man to be there; he performed no necessary function.
Chpt 11function = job
- Poor liver function.
Chpt 23function = performance (how well it works)
- On the display screen, he saw what he wanted: growth of Andromeda as a function of pH, of acidity-alkalinity.
Chpt 27 *function = saying the amount of something is determined by the amount of something else
- In essence it functioned as a giant switchboard, fully computerized.†
Chpt 11
- It has a dual function, both to follow old satellites known to be in orbit and to track new ones.†
Chpt 12
- But it was vital to the functioning of the entire laboratory.†
Chpt 15
- Its chief function was detection—the room was geared to detect and isolate microorganisms.†
Chpt 15
- The bun, or blood urea nitrogen, was a test of kidney function and was mildly elevated, probably because of decreased blood flow.†
Chpt 17
- And if there had been unreceived MCN messages, then the computers were not functioning properly.†
Chpt 17
- Captain Morris watched as the computer ran its usual internal check program, which read out as all circuits functioning.†
Chpt 17
- He walked over to the teleprinter and watched as it typed: MACHINE FUNCTION ON ALL CIRCUITS WITHIN RATIONAL INDICES He looked and nodded, satisfied.†
Chpt 17
- The manner of coiling was determined by the order of acids, and was quite specific: a protein had to be coiled in a certain way, and no other, or it failed to function.†
Chpt 20
- It served no function, "How do you know it is not purposeful?"†
Chpt 20
- From such a slice, it would be hard to guess the shape and function of the full structure.†
Chpt 22
- To how this organism functions.†
Chpt 22
- They would serve to separate biochemical functions quite well.†
Chpt 22
- If this organism is really converting matter to energy, and energy to matter— directly—then it's functioning like a little reactor.†
Chpt 24
Definitions:
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(function as in: Its main function is to...) purpose, job, or natural activity
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(function as in: can't function well without sleep) work or operate -- sometimes to work or operate normally or in a particular way
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(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
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(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.
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(function as in: Amazon's new search function) computer code that performs a specific task
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(function as in: a mathematical function) a formula or mathematical expression that describes a relationship between variables
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) For more specialized meanings in math and chemistry, see a comprehensive dictionary.