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A function is an entity which is an essentially end-directed activity of a material entity in virtue of that entity being a specific kind of entity in the kind or kinds of contexts that it is made for. For example, |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000034 |
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BFO:function SNOMEDCT:246464006 SNOMEDCT:277064003 NCIt:C25518 |
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A function is an entity which is an essentially end-directed activity of a material entity in virtue of that entity being a specific kind of entity in the kind or kinds of contexts that it is made for. For example, |
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function |
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true |
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BFO:0000034 |
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A realizable entity [snap:RealizableEntity] the manifestation of which is an essentially end-directed activity of a continuant [snap:Continuant] entity in virtue of that continuant [snap:Continuant] entity being a specific kind of entity in the kind or kinds of contexts that it is made for. |
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James Malone |
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