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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Flexibility on such matters is a function of the NFL’s unparalleled reach.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Every aspect of our life will change as a function of longevity.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
That's a function of the immigrant round-ups, and leaves little room for wages to settle down.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Or let’s grant for the sake of argument that women such as Margaret Cavendish, Ann Conway, and Mary Astel did excellent philosophy, and the fact that their works haven’t occupied places in the Canon comparable to Hobbes, Leibniz, and Locke is largely a function of historical and ongoing sexism.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025
Every aspect of our life will change as a function of longevity.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
That's a function of the immigrant round-ups, and leaves little room for wages to settle down.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Or let’s grant for the sake of argument that women such as Margaret Cavendish, Ann Conway, and Mary Astel did excellent philosophy, and the fact that their works haven’t occupied places in the Canon comparable to Hobbes, Leibniz, and Locke is largely a function of historical and ongoing sexism.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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