state function

noun

1. physics a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc

Example Sentences

After his Oireachtas address, President Biden will be the evening guest of honour at a state function in Dublin Castle, the former seat of British power in Ireland.

From BBC

Because the public service prioritized the funeral as state function over the utility of burial, Croft’s Burial Service here is more an appeal to tradition rather than a liturgical and religious need.

From New York Times

The same slide that calls for abolition of the Department of Education because “education is a state function” also describes a litany of curriculum items that school systems must and must not teach.

From Slate

In this view, public health and safety is solely a state function.

From Salon

“The regulation of medical practice is a state function, not a federal one,” she wrote.

From The Guardian