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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Gates’s point was that business success is a function of the people showing up to work each day, and Goldman was Microsoft’s most formidable foe in the battle for human capital.
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John Tamny, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But the story is also about impunity, which is always a function of silence.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
This was a function of the fact that the federal statute did not explicitly restrict FAIR plans to cities.
—Stephen Mihm, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
The apparent end to the broad period of disinflation in the U.S. is largely a function of the economy’s and labor market’s strength, putting businesses in a position to raise prices more aggressively, Zandi said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
But the story is also about impunity, which is always a function of silence.
—Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
This was a function of the fact that the federal statute did not explicitly restrict FAIR plans to cities.
—Stephen Mihm, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
The apparent end to the broad period of disinflation in the U.S. is largely a function of the economy’s and labor market’s strength, putting businesses in a position to raise prices more aggressively, Zandi said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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