Function vs. Sequence

Functionnoun

What something does or is used for.

Sequencenoun

A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series

Functionnoun

A professional or official position.

Sequencenoun

A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).

Functionnoun

An official or social occasion.

Sequencenoun

A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.

Functionnoun

A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.

Sequencenoun

(mathematics) An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.

Functionnoun

(mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.

Sequencenoun

A subsequent event; a consequence or result.

Functionnoun

(computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.

Sequencenoun

A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.

Functionnoun

(biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.

Sequencenoun

(card games) A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.

Functionnoun

(chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.

Sequenceverb

(transitive) to arrange in an order

Functionnoun

(anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

Sequenceverb

(transitive) to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid

Functionverb

(intransitive) To have a function.

Sequenceverb

(transitive) to produce (music) with a sequencer

Functionverb

(intransitive) To carry out a function; to be in action.

Sequencenoun

The state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement.

‘How art thou a kingBut by fair sequence and succession?’; ‘Sequence and series of the seasons of the year.’;

Functionnoun

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; performance.

Sequencenoun

That which follows or succeeds as an effect; sequel; consequence; result.

‘The inevitable sequences of sin and punishment.’;

Functionnoun

The appropriate action of any special organ or part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap, roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the various organs and parts of the body.

Sequencenoun

Simple succession, or the coming after in time, without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences.

Functionnoun

The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an energy of some determinate kind.

‘As the mind opens, and its functions spread.’;

Sequencenoun

Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.

Functionnoun

The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any public officer in church or state; the activity appropriate to any business or profession.

‘Tradesmen . . . going about their functions.’; ‘The malady which made him incapable of performing hisregal functions.’;

Sequencenoun

A hymn introduced in the Mass on certain festival days, and recited or sung immediately before the gospel, and after the gradual or introit, whence the name.

‘Originally the sequence was called a Prose, because its early form was rhythmical prose.’;

Functionnoun

A quantity so connected with another quantity, that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is said to be a function of the other. Thus, the circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter. If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can be assigned, such expressions as x2, 3x, Log. x, and Sin. x, are all functions of x.

Sequencenoun

Three or more cards of the same suit in immediately consecutive order of value; as, ace, king, and queen; or knave, ten, nine, and eight.

Functionnoun

A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly impressive and elaborate.

‘Every solemn function' performed with the requirements of the liturgy.’;

Sequencenoun

the specific order of any linear arrangement of items; as, the sequence of amino acid residues in a protein; the sequence of instructions in a computer program; the sequence of acts in a variety show.

Functionnoun

A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.

‘This function, which is our chief social event.’;

Sequenceverb

to determine the sequence of; as, to sequence a protein or a DNA fragment.

Functionverb

To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular or appointed business.

Sequencenoun

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern;

‘the sequence of names was alphabetical’; ‘he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA’;

Functionnoun

a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set

Sequencenoun

a following of one thing after another in time;

‘the doctor saw a sequence of patients’;

Functionnoun

what something is used for;

‘the function of an auger is to bore holes’; ‘ballet is beautiful but what use is it?’;

Sequencenoun

film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

Functionnoun

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group;

‘the function of a teacher’; ‘the government must do its part’; ‘play its role’;

Sequencenoun

the action of following in order;

‘he played the trumps in sequence’;

Functionnoun

a relation such that one thing is dependent on another;

‘height is a function of age’; ‘price is a function of supply and demand’;

Sequencenoun

several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

Functionnoun

a formal or official social gathering or ceremony;

‘it was a black-tie function’;

Sequenceverb

arrange in a sequence

Functionnoun

a vaguely specified social event;

‘the party was quite an affair’; ‘an occasion arranged to honor the president’; ‘a seemingly endless round of social functions’;

Sequenceverb

determine the order of constituents in;

‘They sequenced the human genome’;

Functionnoun

a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

Sequencenoun

a particular order in which related things follow each other

‘the poems should be read in sequence’; ‘the content of the programme should follow a logical sequence’;

Functionverb

perform as expected when applied;

‘The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in’; ‘Does this old car still run well?’; ‘This old radio doesn't work anymore’;

Sequencenoun

a repetition of a phrase or melody at a higher or lower pitch

‘a restless search for interesting harmonic sequences’;

Functionverb

serve a purpose, role, or function;

‘The tree stump serves as a table’; ‘The female students served as a control group’; ‘This table would serve very well’; ‘His freedom served him well’; ‘The table functions as a desk’;

Sequencenoun

the order in which amino-acid or nucleotide residues are arranged in a protein, DNA, etc.

‘these are enzymes which will cleave only at specific base sequences in the DNA’;

Functionverb

perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function;

‘His wife officiated as his private secretary’;

Sequencenoun

a set of related events, movements, or items that follow each other in a particular order

‘a gruelling sequence of exercises’; ‘a sonnet sequence’;

Functionnoun

an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing

‘bridges perform the function of providing access across water’; ‘bodily functions’;

Sequencenoun

a set of three or more playing cards of the same suit next to each other in value, for example 10, 9, 8.

Functionnoun

practical use or purpose in design

‘building designs that prioritize style over function’;

Sequencenoun

an infinite ordered series of numerical quantities.

Functionnoun

a basic task of a computer, especially one that corresponds to a single instruction from the user.

Sequencenoun

a part of a film dealing with one particular event or topic

‘the famous underwater sequence’;

Functionnoun

a relation or expression involving one or more variables

‘the function (bx + c)’;

Sequencenoun

(in the Eucharist) a hymn said or sung after the Gradual or Alleluia that precedes the Gospel.

Functionnoun

a variable quantity regarded in relation to one or more other variables in terms of which it may be expressed or on which its value depends

‘the magnetic field has varied as a function of time’;

Sequenceverb

arrange in a particular order

‘trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced’;

Functionnoun

a functional group

‘the carboxyl group was replaced by functions that included tetrazolyl-, sulphonyl-, and phosphoryl-’;

Sequenceverb

ascertain the sequence of amino-acid or nucleotide residues in (a protein, DNA, etc.)

‘independent clones were analysed by DNA sequencing’; ‘we have undertaken to isolate and sequence the rat retinoblastoma cDNA’;

Functionnoun

a thing dependent on another factor or factors

‘class shame is a function of social power’;

Sequenceverb

play or record (music) with a sequencer.

Functionnoun

a large or formal social event or ceremony

‘he was obliged to attend party functions’;

Sequence

In mathematics, a sequence is an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters. Like a set, it contains members (also called elements, or terms).

Functionverb

work or operate in a proper or particular way

‘her liver is functioning normally’;

Functionverb

fulfil the purpose or task of (a specified thing)

‘the museum intends to function as an educational and study centre’;