function vs answer

answer vs function

function and answer both are nouns.

function and answer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
function	Yes	No	Yes	No
answer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, answer is a hypernym of function; that is, answer is a word with a broader meaning than function:

function: serve a purpose, role, or function
answer: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

Other hypernyms of function include do, serve, suffice.

function (noun)	answer (noun)
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group	a nonverbal reaction
what something is used for	the speech act of replying to a question
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program	a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people	a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony	the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
(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)
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another

function (verb)	answer (verb)
perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function	give the correct answer or solution to
perform as expected when applied	respond to a signal
serve a purpose, role, or function	understand the meaning of
	react to a stimulus or command
	react verbally
	give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)
	be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of
	match or correspond
	be liable or accountable
	be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

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