functions

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The spectrometer also functions as an integral field unit, allowing scientists to obtain a spectrum at every location across a small region of sky.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

The autonomous tool will be able to answer customer questions, book appointments and close sales, among other functions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

So while Legends will be responsible for paying workers, their job functions, attire and the accreditation needed to access SoFi will be managed by FIFA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Little over a year later, Teddy had lost most of his functions.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“Life...is a chemical incident,” Paul Ehrlich, the chemist, had once said, and biochemists, true to form, had begun to break open cells and characterize the constituent “living chemicals” into classes and functions.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee