unitingfunction
nounUK /juːˈnaɪtɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
US /juˈnaɪtɪŋ ˈfʌŋkʃən/
A uniting function is a job that brings people or things together.
The teacher's uniting function helped the two groups of students become friends.
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2. In mathematics, a function that combines two or more values into a single result.
The uniting function added the two numbers to make one total.
3. A social role that helps different groups work as one.
The festival served a uniting function for the whole neighborhood.
4. A grammatical device that joins words or clauses together.
The word 'and' has a uniting function in a sentence.