Class: Function

definition "A classical definition of function according to Wright is that the function F of X is Z means that X is there because it Zs, and Z is a consequence of X being there For artefacts, functions are distinguished from dispositions by the purpose it had been built. For example, a hammer has the function to drive in nails, but not to be used as a weapon. However, it has the disposition to be used as a weapon under certain circumstances. For biological objects, which developed by evolution, the definition of function is still subject to controversy (e.g. Barry Smith's view of function as pertaining to a canonical life plan)" ()
label "function" ()

http://purl.org/biotop/biotop.owl#Function