fonction

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūnctiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

fonction f (plural fonctions)

  1. A function (what something does or is used for)
    Un aspirateur a pour fonction de nettoyer le sol en aspirant la poussière qui s'y trouve.
    The function of a vacuum cleaner is to clean the floor by aspirating the dust.
  2. role (function or position of something or someone)
  3. (mathematics) A function
    Je voudrais démontrer que cette fonction est injective.
    I would like to prove that this function is injective.

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