a function of
idiom
1
: something (such as a quality or measurement) that is related to and changes with (something else)
Height is a function of age in children. It increases as their age increases.
2
: something that results from (something else)
His personal problems are a function of his drinking.
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Or is her reaction more a function of her being pushed out and his growing unpopularity?
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 May 2024
What is La Niña? El Niños and their opposites, La Niñas, are naturally occurring weather phenomena that usually alternate every couple of years as a function of how the Pacific Ocean interacts with the air above it.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
Everyone knows airports are a function of government.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 12 May 2024
The strength of a component is a function of its cross-sectional area, while the weight of a component is a function of its volume.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
This could be a function of income providing a buffer against any stigma associated with holding an atheistic worldview.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
But limiting appraisal increases is not a function of appraisal boards.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Jets QBs connected with Berrios on just 18 of his 32 targets in the 2022 season - a function of New York’s poor quarterback play.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The government started to explain increasing crime rates as a function of lawlessness and disorder—not of injustice and inequality.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 May 2024
What is La Niña? El Niños and their opposites, La Niñas, are naturally occurring weather phenomena that usually alternate every couple of years as a function of how the Pacific Ocean interacts with the air above it.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2024
Everyone knows airports are a function of government.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 12 May 2024
The strength of a component is a function of its cross-sectional area, while the weight of a component is a function of its volume.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2024
This could be a function of income providing a buffer against any stigma associated with holding an atheistic worldview.
—Katie Corcoran, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
But limiting appraisal increases is not a function of appraisal boards.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
Jets QBs connected with Berrios on just 18 of his 32 targets in the 2022 season - a function of New York’s poor quarterback play.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2024
The government started to explain increasing crime rates as a function of lawlessness and disorder—not of injustice and inequality.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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