function

(Elucidation) A function is a disposition that exists in virtue of its bearer's physical make-up & this physical make-up is something the bearer possesses because it came into being either through evolution (in the case of natural biological entities) or through intentional design (in the case of artefacts) in order to realize processes of a certain sort

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000034

(Elucidation) A function is a disposition that exists in virtue of its bearer's physical make-up & this physical make-up is something the bearer possesses because it came into being either through evolution (in the case of natural biological entities) or through intentional design (in the case of artefacts) in order to realize processes of a certain sort

The function of a hammer to drive in nails; the function of a heart pacemaker to regulate the beating of a heart through electricity

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function

BFO:0000034

function

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016