Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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function | Yes | No | Yes | No |
utility | Yes | Yes | No | No |
function (noun) | utility (noun) |
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the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group | the service (electric power or water or transportation) provided by a public utility |
what something is used for | a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal |
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program | the quality of being of practical use |
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people | (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer |
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony | a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation |
(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) | (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice |
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another |
function (adjective) | utility (adjective) |
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used of beef; usable but inferior | |
capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team |
function (verb) | utility (verb) |
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perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function | |
perform as expected when applied | |
serve a purpose, role, or function |