función

Definitions of función
  1. noun
    a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
    synonyms: funcionalidad, funcionamiento, marcha, operatividad, procedimiento
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    trabajo
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  2. noun
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    synonyms: oficio, papel
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    colocación, lugar, plaza, posición, puesta, puesto, sitio, ubicación
    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
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    deber, obligación
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  3. noun
    a dramatic or musical entertainment
    synonyms: actuación, representación, sesión
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    número
    a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
    audición, bolo, concierto, gala, recital
    a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
    recital
    performance of music or dance especially by soloists
    interpretación
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
    programa especial, superproducción
    a lavishly produced performance
    type of:
    espectáculo, tercer puesto
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
  4. noun
    (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)
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    polinomio
    a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms
    transformación
    (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
    operador
    (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
    operador lineal
    an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)
    identidad
    an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates
    seno
    ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
    coseno, cosino
    ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
    cotangente
    ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
    cosecante
    ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle
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    relación matemática
    a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality)
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