function

Pronunciation: ['fʌŋkʃәn]

Average Rank: 3435

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 官能, 职务, 功能, 函数 vi. 活动, 运行, 行使职责 [计] 功能, 函数

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
  • n. what something is used for
  • n. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
  • n. a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 cet6 ky ielts
Word Forms:
Plural: functions
Present Participle: functioning
Past: functioned
3rd Person: functions
Past Participle: functioned

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#423

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.8% (Top 95.8% most frequent)
95.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#4616

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 53.8% (Top 53.8% most frequent)
53.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#5267

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 47.3% (Top 47.3% most frequent)
47.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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