(n.) The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.
(n.) 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.
(v. i.) Alt. of Functionate
Example Sentences:
(1) Activity of Na,K-ATPase activity was measured as a functional marker for synaptosomal membranes.
(2) Herpesviruses such as EBV, HSV, and human herpes virus-6 (HHV-6) have a marked tropism for cells of the immune system and therefore infection by these viruses may result in alterations of immune functions, leading at times to a state of immunosuppression.
(3) Among the pathological or abnormal ECGs (25.6%) prevailed the vegetative-functional heart diseases with 92%.
(4) The influence of the various concepts for the induction of lateral structure formation in lipid membranes on integral functional units like ionophores is demonstrated by analysing the single channel current fluctuations of gramicidin in bimolecular lipid membranes.
(5) We also show that proliferation of primary amnion cells is not dependent on a high c-fos expression, suggesting that the function of c-fos is more likely to be associated with other cellular functions in the differentiated amnion cell.
(6) Elements in the skin therefore seemed to enhance nerve regeneration and function.
(7) The possibility that the ventral nerve photoreceptor cells serve a neurosecretory function in the adult Limulus is discussed.
(8) Renal micropuncture and microdissection techniques with ultramicro fluid analysis have been applied to evaluate single nephron function in the skate, Raja erinacea.
(9) We have amended and added to Fabian's tables giving a functional assessment of individual masticatory muscles.
(10) Models able to describe the events of cellular growth and division and the dynamics of cell populations are useful for the understanding of functional control mechanisms and for the theoretical support for automated analysis of flow cytometric data and of cell volume distributions.
(11) Tests showed the cells survive and function normally in animals and reverse movement problems caused by Parkinson's in monkeys.
(12) Subsequently, the study of bundle branch block and A-V block cases revealed that no explicit correlation existed between histopathological changes and functional disturbances nor between disturbances in conduction (i.e.
(13) We have examined the insertion of bovine 17 alpha-hydroxylase (P45017 alpha) into the endoplasmic reticulum of COS 1 cells to evaluate the functional role of its hydrophobic amino-terminal sequence and membrane insertion.
(14) We sought additional evidence for an inverse relationship between functional CTL-target cell affinity on the one hand, and susceptibility of the CTL-mediated killing to inhibition by alpha LFA-1 and alpha Lyt-2,3 monoclonal antibodies on the other hand.
(15) The 14C-aminopyrine breath test was used to measure liver function in 14 normal subjects, 16 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, 14 alcoholics without cirrhosis, and 29 patients taking a variety of drugs.
(16) The strongest predictor of non-sudden cardiac death was the New York Heart Association functional class.
(17) We maximize an objective function that includes both total production rate and product concentration.
(18) Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are frequently accompanied by deteriorated renal functions and by pathological lesions in the glomeruli.
(19) Based on several previous studies, which demonstrated that sorbitol accumulation in human red blood cells (RBCs) was a function of ambient glucose concentrations, either in vitro or in vivo, our investigations were conducted to determine if RBC sorbitol accumulation would correlate with sorbitol accumulation in lens and nerve tissue of diabetic rats; the effect of sorbinil in reducing sorbitol levels in lens and nerve tissue of diabetic rats would be reflected by changes in RBC sorbitol; and sorbinil would reduce RBC sorbitol in diabetic man.
(20) However, the relationships between sociometric status and social perception varied as a function of task.
Getter
Definition:
(n.) One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or procreates.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spain is another go-getters’ paradise, it seems: with half an entire generation out of work, self-employment among the young has surged.
(2) Western Conference Front court Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder) Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers) Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves) Back court Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) As with LeBron James, there's no serious argument that Kevin Durant shouldn't be the top vote getter in his conference, especially now that he actually might have a half-decent nickname .
(3) All categories of utterance types were used by the subjects; a predominance was found among attention-getters and indirect directives.
(4) By the go-getters oozing talent and entrepreneurialism that are helping to advance the whole world.
(5) All-time greatest World Cup goal‑getter is a title for billboard idols, not penalty‑area bureaucrats.
(6) They are used to being lauded as streetwise tournament result-getters but it has been different over recent days, when they have heard a lot of praise from around the world for the attractiveness of their game.
(7) Check out a dance party in Antwerp this summer and you will probably hear the rush-released oeuvre of the local DJ, Ronny Mosuse, a hypnotic techno tribute to the country’s favourite new goal-getter in which the only lyric consists of endless repetition of “Origigigi, Origogogo”.
(8) I grew up in Essex with a single mum and a go-getter Dagenham dad.
(9) "Worryingly, average pay rises have been getter weaker in every decade since the 1980s, despite increases in productivity, growth and profits.
(10) Tactically they feel this is a vote-getter.” As the M5S’s rhetoric has become pro-Russian, it is simultaneously becoming more critical of the EU, including a vow to hold a referendum on the euro.
(11) In a city of hustlers, tricksters, and go-getters, where the right dose of swag and gumption gets you farther than a college degree can, Furo is a bumbling non-entity.
(12) And, yes, your partner is bound to love you much more than they currently do, because you've become the dynamic go-getter they've always wanted.
(13) Kane filled in as the leader but no one took on his usual mantle as the goal-getter.
(14) No transfer deadline day worth its salt would pass without Atlético Madrid goal-getter Sergio "Kun" Agüero being linked with an English club and this one is no exception.
(15) To save humanity, one must rely on a bootstrap operation headed by a dedicated go-getter and self-starter.
(16) They heap praise on the go-getters who are often getting little.
(17) New York’s top point-getters are Martin St Louis, Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan, each with 13 points in the postseason.
(18) Julie had worked all her life and considered herself "highly employable" and a "go-getter" before she got ill. "I have come to terms with my illness, not being the person I used to be.
(19) Still in her mid-20s, she had already reached the giddy heights of a Washington career, mingling with the rich and powerful and earning a reputation as a go-getter who always kept an eye out for those below her.
(20) Now the stigma of unemployment is so fierce and the hoops so difficult to jump through, people like me prefer to register as self-employed.” The Tories would say he’s a go-getter.