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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fūnctiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
fonction f (plural fonctions)
- 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.
- role (function or position of something or someone)
- (mathematics) function
Je voudrais démontrer que cette fonction est injective.- I would like to prove that this function is injective.
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