a function of
idiom
1
: something (such as a quality or measurement) that is related to and changes with (something else)
Height is a function of age in children. It increases as their age increases.
2
: something that results from (something else)
His personal problems are a function of his drinking.
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This shift is not obviously a function of removing the Ten Commandments from public spaces or the end of prayer in schools.
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Philip Bump, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
But a great deal, if not most of it, is a function of the massive payouts insurance companies have faced from natural disasters that are more frequent and extreme, courtesy of climate change.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
That was mainly a function of the shooting schedule and the budget, which was weighed down by the burdens of locations, set building, and costumes.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
Competence is a function of capabilities and know-how.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Philip Bump, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
But a great deal, if not most of it, is a function of the massive payouts insurance companies have faced from natural disasters that are more frequent and extreme, courtesy of climate change.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2024
That was mainly a function of the shooting schedule and the budget, which was weighed down by the burdens of locations, set building, and costumes.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
Competence is a function of capabilities and know-how.
—Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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