Although the engineer was reluctant to embrace any single explanation, the data left her with little choice. The tower's deflection in high wind, she concluded, was a function of the foundation's depth, not of the steel above.
As used in the text, what does the word "function" most nearly mean?
- Acheck_circle
quantity that depends on another
- B
purpose
- C
social gathering
- D
religious ceremony
Explanation
The engineer concludes that deflection depends on foundation depth — the mathematical sense of "function" (a dependent variable), not "purpose," "ceremony," or "party."