functor
noun /ˈfʌŋktə(r)/
/ˈfʌŋktər/
- (mathematics
) a function or a symbol such as + or ×数学 函子 - (also function word)(grammar
) a word that is important to the grammar of a sentence rather than its meaning, for example ‘do’ in ‘we do not live here’语法 功能词,虚词(如 we do not live here 中的 do 一词)
词源1930s: from function, on the pattern of words such as factor.