Sentence examples for a principal function from inspiring English sources
"Acquisition of knowledge," he says early in the book, "is a principal function of the brain".
Past evidence suggests that a principal function of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is selective attention and that this function involves the modulation of sensory signals within posterior cortices.
In particular, the authors have begun to interpret system behaviours and their underlying molecular mechanisms through the lens of information transmission, a principal function of signalling systems.
A principal function of a turbine in an APU is to extract mechanical energy from the flow stream through the exertion of a resistive force.
Participation in national government is a principal function of the regions: regional councils may initiate parliamentary legislation, propose referenda, and appoint three delegates to assist in presidential elections, except for the Valle d'Aosta region, which has only one delegate.
A principal function of the Kinect sensor is to compute the depth (i.e., the distance from a sensor) as a laser scanner does.
Central β-END is released during various forms of stress and "is a prime example of a peptide whose principal function seems to be to inhibit responses in conditions under which they would be disadvantageous" (p 739; emphasis is ours).
Herbert concluded from these and other studies that β-END "is a prime example of a peptide whose principal function seems to be to inhibit responses in conditions under which they would be disadvantageous" [ 38] (p 739).
At first sight, it seemed odd to find two distinct USPs associated with a complex whose principal function is to act as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for histone H2A (Cao et al, 2005; Buchwald et al, 2006; Li et al, 2006; Elderkin et al, 2007).
A system whose principal function is not computational, but is controlled by a computational system embedded within it is referred to as a computational embedded system, which is usually shortened to embedded system.
An embedded system can be defined as "a system whose principal function is not computational but which is controlled by a computer embedded within it".
