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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The answer isn’t so simple More Americans are struggling even as inflation cools
Homeowners typically spend nearly $55,000, report finds
The reason for shelter’s glacial pace in CPI data is largely a function of how the federal government constructs its housing inflation index, economists said.
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Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Jones says insecurity is a function of what one’s identity is attached to.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 July 2024
Biden’s supporters have argued that this is a function of negative news coverage, which was always a stretch (given, in part, that people are keenly aware of how old the president is).
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
As Bridget Coggins has argued, even the norm of states being the primary actors in the international system—and related rules governing which polities are recognized as states—is a function of power.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Jones says insecurity is a function of what one’s identity is attached to.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 July 2024
Biden’s supporters have argued that this is a function of negative news coverage, which was always a stretch (given, in part, that people are keenly aware of how old the president is).
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
As Bridget Coggins has argued, even the norm of states being the primary actors in the international system—and related rules governing which polities are recognized as states—is a function of power.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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