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function

function In this historical source, function means the normal activity, process, or performance carried out by an organism or one of its organs.

In this historical source, function means the normal activity, process, or performance carried out by an organism or one of its organs. The same source also uses the term in mathematics for a dependent quantity whose value is determined in a definite way by one or more other variables.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Function” (Function).
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