combiningfunction
nounUK /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A combining function is a job that puts two or more things together to make one new thing.
The combining function of the machine mixes the flour and water into dough.
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2. In mathematics, a function that takes two or more inputs and produces a single combined output.
Addition is a combining function because it turns two numbers into one sum.
3. In computer programming, a routine that merges multiple values or data sets into one result.
The combining function merged the two lists into a single sorted array.
4. In grammar, a word or element that joins smaller units into a larger expression.
The conjunction acts as a combining function, linking two clauses together.