entire function

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a function of a complex variable that has a derivative for all finite values of the variable.

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Example Sentences

Remember that the nervous system’s entire function is to warn us of danger.

From Seattle Times

That amount can not only harm plants, but it can also upend “the entire function of the ecosystem,” says study author Pieter De Frenne, an ecologist at Ghent University in Belgium.

From Slate

The line I waited in most was the one that doubled as a slow tour of every aisle of the Trader Joe’s on Atlantic Avenue, where on Sundays one employee’s entire function was to stand next to the last customer gripping a red flag that said something like “The Line Ends Here.”

From New York Times

When someone’s entire function is ceremonial, it can take on big significance if they change up even a small part of that ceremony.

From Slate

The novel chip does not reproduce the entire function of a kidney, instead focusing on the filtering function.

From Salon