merchandising the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
threshold function a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise
characterisic function (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
derived function the result of mathematical differentiation
metric function a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
nondisjunction meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
circular function function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
disfunction (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
control function an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data
trigonometric function function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
dysfunction any disturbance in the working of an organ or body part
marchand de vin brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or Madeira
conjunction the state of being joined together
misfunction fail to function or function improperly
sentential function formal expression containing variables
merchandise commodities offered for sale
pragmatic sanction an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
range of a function (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
permanent injunction injunction issued on completion of a trial
inverse function a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x