a function of
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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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Unlike a gasoline tax collected at the pump, the superfund assessment owed is not a function of the fuel being burned now by New Yorkers.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, one’s total crypto allocation is a function of an investor’s appetite for and ability to take risk, according to financial advisors.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
How that gets translated into actual policy and action will be a function of the new border czar and Homeland Security Department secretary, who will be our Governor Kristi Noem.
—NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Here’s the weekly mileage (in kilometers, on the vertical axis) as a function of marathon finishing time (in minutes, on the horizontal axis):
This is the men’s data; the women’s data show essentially the same pattern.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2024
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Ultimately, one’s total crypto allocation is a function of an investor’s appetite for and ability to take risk, according to financial advisors.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2025
How that gets translated into actual policy and action will be a function of the new border czar and Homeland Security Department secretary, who will be our Governor Kristi Noem.
—NBC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Here’s the weekly mileage (in kilometers, on the vertical axis) as a function of marathon finishing time (in minutes, on the horizontal axis):
This is the men’s data; the women’s data show essentially the same pattern.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2024
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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