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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And while overall deliveries are down nearly 20% in the last 10 years, that’s largely a function of the league’s over-reliance on the out-of-favor cable bundle, which since 2019 has shed 40% of its customer base.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Again, that’s a function of spare money not finding supply until stocks go higher.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
The magic happens thanks to casein—more specifically, as a function of the loose interactions between casein molecules.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
In other words, all the deficits and debt aren’t a function of billionaire (and soon enough, trillionaire) taxation that is too light now, and that will be too light in the future.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Again, that’s a function of spare money not finding supply until stocks go higher.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2024
The magic happens thanks to casein—more specifically, as a function of the loose interactions between casein molecules.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
In other words, all the deficits and debt aren’t a function of billionaire (and soon enough, trillionaire) taxation that is too light now, and that will be too light in the future.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“A function of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20function%20of. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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