Sentence examples for dictated by the function from inspiring English sources

The court stated "the design feature of the Ribbon Racks is clearly dictated by the function to be performed, namely, holding up bicycles.

As such, they contain many logical, structural, and visual display elements that are dictated by the function to be performed, by considerations of efficiency, or by external factors such as compatibility requirements and industry demands". Id.

Thus, the true test of functionality is not whether the feature in question performs a function, but whether the feature "is dictated by the functions to be performed," Warner Bros. Inc. v. Gay Toys, Inc., 724 F.2d 331, 331 (2d Cir.1983) (quoted in LeSportsac, Inc. v. K mart Corp., 754 F.2d at 76), as evidenced by available alternative constructions.

The Schottky barrier height, which approaches the Schottky Mott limit, is dictated by the work function of the metal and is thus highly tunable.

The most important advantage of QBMPC is that both quality and tracking variables converge to the optima dictated by the objective function despite model uncertainty and run-wise repeating disturbances.

Holden believed strongly that architectural designs should be dictated by the intended functions of buildings.

The shape is dictated by the bottle's function, which gives it a pleasingly no-nonsense air.

Second, the activation is propagated to the connected microstates and multiplied by the transition probabilities associated with the action dictated by the state-action function.

Isolated single molecules or complexes with a size below the optical resolution (a few hundred nanometers) appear as spots whose shape is dictated by the point-spread function (PSF) of the microscope.

In other words, the evolutional drift of the SLC6A3 sequence towards accumulating GC-nucleotides might reflect its enhancing epigenetic potential, needed to accommodate regulatory demands, as dictated by the increasingly complex functions of the human brain.

Many of the units sold at discounts are open lofts, long spaces with few windows; their layout was dictated by the building's original function as a bank.