a function of
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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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Like most other loan rates, mortgage rates are a function of bond market interest rates, particularly US Treasury rates.
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Chris Gunster, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Reshaping education The recent controversy over the University of Arkansas School of Law dean appointment is not a function of isolated matters, such as an amicus brief or a specific legal position.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
His disappearance could not merely be a function of time because he had not been gone that long.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Range reliability is a function of materials used in homes' construction, electromagnetic interference from other devices, and walls or floors between the wearable device and the base station.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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Chris Gunster, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Reshaping education The recent controversy over the University of Arkansas School of Law dean appointment is not a function of isolated matters, such as an amicus brief or a specific legal position.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Jan. 2026
His disappearance could not merely be a function of time because he had not been gone that long.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Range reliability is a function of materials used in homes' construction, electromagnetic interference from other devices, and walls or floors between the wearable device and the base station.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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