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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The flood of memories unleashed by Proust’s madeleine was as much a function of smell as of taste.
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
That’s largely a function of being a championship team, and one without a top pick unlike some recent seasons as the team was rebuilt.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Boring updates aren't just a function of rearranging features.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
The limits to injunctions were not geographic so much as a function of how the adversarial legal system works.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
That’s largely a function of being a championship team, and one without a top pick unlike some recent seasons as the team was rebuilt.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Boring updates aren't just a function of rearranging features.
—ArsTechnica, 30 June 2025
The limits to injunctions were not geographic so much as a function of how the adversarial legal system works.
—The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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