a function of

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: 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.

: something that results from (something else)

His personal problems are a function of his drinking.

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In the first couple of hours Tuesday night after polls close, there may be a lot of red showing up on the map for Trump and other Republicans, but that may be a function of population density. —

Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024 Still, the safety of an investment is a function of the price investors pay for it. —

Michael Khouw, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 For many founders, this is a function of an investment sector that has been dominated by males for many years. —

Hessie Jones, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 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. —

Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a function of

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