Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Function
function, n. [OFr.]
- Purpose; design; aim; goal; program; objective; reason for existence.
- Necessary operation; essential process; performance of a vital organ; faculty of the body, mind, heart, or spirit; [word play on mathematical function] formula; equation; algebraic expression of quantity.
- Office; calling; role; obligation; [fig.] birth; regeneration; life force; source of power.
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