social function

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Interestingly, these associations between nocturnal sleep and MMS did not affect ratings for the subsequent day, meaning that a good night of sleep following a poor one could be helpful to restore one's social function.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2023

Warm but assured in her convictions, she immediately hit it off with Matt when they met at a social function during the summer before their junior years in college.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2023

“There is still much work to be done in the area of understanding how oxytocin might be utilized to improve social function in kids with autism,” Pelphrey said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2021

The temporary return of the rules also served a social function on close-knit city blocks like Mr. Thomas’s stretch of West 108th Street.

From New York Times • May 20, 2020

Crucially, Poppea shows how far music’s social function had come since Guido of Arezzo put notation on the map.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall