Event, agenda and function

event

Etymology

From Latin ēventus (“an event, occurrence”), from ēveniō (“to happen, to fall out, to come out”), from ē (“out of, from”), short form of ex, + veniō (“come”); see venture, and compare advent, convent, invent, etc., convene, evene, etc.

Noun

event (plural events)

1. An occurence; something that happens.
2. An end result; an outcome (now chiefly in phrases) - 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.3.3: - hard beginnings have many times prosperous events [...]. - In the event, he turned out to have what I needed anyway.
   

   (physics) A point in spacetime having three spatial coordinates and one temporal coordinate.

   (computing) A possible action that the user can perform that is monitored by an application or the operating system (event listener).  When an event occurs an event handler is called which performs a specific task.

   (probability theory) A set of some of the possible outcomes; a subset of the sample space. 



 

 

agenda

Etymology

From Latin agenda, substantive use of the neuter plural of agendus (“which ought to be done”), future passive participle (gerundive) of agō (“I do, act, make”).

Noun

agenda (plural agendas)

1. (now rare) Plural form of agendum.
2. A temporarily organized plan for matters to be attended to.
3. A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

Usage notes

The word agenda is the Latin plural of agendum, but in English the word agenda is taken as a singular, and item on the agenda used for individual things in the list.

Synonyms

• (temporarily organized plan): docket, schedule

function

Etymology

From Middle French fonction, from Old French function, from Latin functio genituve functionis "performance, execution", from Latin functus past participle of fungor "perform, execute, discharge".

Noun

function (plural functions)

1. What something does or is used for.
2. A professional or official position.
3. An official or social ocassion.
4. A relation where one thing is dependent on another for its existence, value, or significance.
5. (mathematics) A relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain.
6. (computing) A routine that receives zero or more arguments and may return a result.
7. (biology) The physiological activity of an organ or body part.
8. (chemistry) The characteristic behavior of a chemical compound.
9. (anthropology) The role of a social practice in the continued existence of the group.

Synonyms

• (what something does or is used for): aim, intention, purpose, role, use

• (professional or official position): occupation, office, part, role

• (official or social occasion): affair, occasion, social occasion, social function

• (analysis: many-to-one relation): many-to-one map, many-to-one mapping, mathematical function, operation, transformation

• (computing: routine that returns a result): procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine

Hypernyms

(mathematics): relation