Function (Biological Advantage)

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The advantage conferred upon a biological system by the presence of an item or activity. Compare to “Function (Evolutionary).”

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Wouters, A.G. (2003). “Four notions of biological function.” Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences 34:633–668.