function - a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; height is a function of age; price is a function of supply and demand relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
Edict: In 1914 when Albert Einstein found his marriage to first wife, Mileva Maric, was floundering, he issued a list of demands that he believed would allow them to maintain a relationship for the sake of the children. The list, published in full below, is a set of demands that would see Maric become more maidservant than lover.
In May 1904 Einstein's first son, Hans Albert, was born and in July 1910 his second son, Eduard. Through mediation of a former fellow-student, Marcel Grossmann, in December 1901 Einstein applied for a position at the Bernese patent-office which he was granted, initially for a time of probation only.