The difference between Function and Operation
When used as nouns, function means what something does or is used for, whereas operation means the method by which a device performs its function.
Function is also verb with the meaning: to have a function.
check bellow for the other definitions of Function and Operation
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Function as a noun:
What something does or is used for.
Examples:
"synonyms: aim intention purpose role use"
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Function as a noun:
A professional or official position.
Examples:
"synonyms: occupation office part role"
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Function as a noun:
An official or social occasion.
Examples:
"synonyms: affair occasion social occasion social function"
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Function as a noun:
A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
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Function as a noun (mathematics):
A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
Examples:
"synonyms: map mapping mathematical function operator transformation"
"hyper relation"
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Function as a noun (computing):
A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
Examples:
"synonyms: procedure routine subprogram subroutine func funct"
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Function as a noun (biology):
The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
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Function as a noun (chemistry):
The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
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Function as a noun (anthropology):
The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.
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Function as a verb (intransitive):
To have a function.
Examples:
"synonyms: officiate serve"
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Function as a verb (intransitive):
To carry out a function; to be in action.
Examples:
"synonyms: go operate run work"
"ant malfunction"
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Operation as a noun:
The method by which a device performs its function.
Examples:
"It is dangerous to look at the beam of a [[laser]] while it is in operation."
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Operation as a noun:
The method or practice by which actions are done.
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Operation as a noun:
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
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Operation as a noun:
A planned undertaking.
Examples:
"The police ran an operation to get vagrants off the streets."
"The ''Katrina'' relief operation was considered botched."
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Operation as a noun:
A business or organization.
Examples:
"We run our operation from a storefront."
"They run a multinational produce-supply operation."
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Operation as a noun (medicine):
A surgical procedure.
Examples:
"She had an operation to remove her appendix."
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Operation as a noun (computing, logic, mathematics):
a procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
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Operation as a noun (military):
A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm)
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Operation as a noun (obsolete):
Effect produced; influence.