Either kind of equivalence suggests that the functions shared by the various PE entities are significant for the sustainable functioning of entities within the microbial world, since the functions have evolved, and presumably have been selected for, on more than one occasion.
s t represents a function of all entities which assigns a value to all attributes.
In making sense of these ideas, the usual way to proceed has been to make use of a rich concept of biological function, in which the function of an entity derives from a history of natural selection.
The phenotype was, in turn, defined as a function of the entity (in a given environment) that 'can be seen' directly by selection.
The single-cell output of such networks was simulated as a function of noise entity; their population-averaged output was computed and used to investigate the expected variability in transfer function identification.
Monism is not a necessary concomitant of the standard ontology, but we think that it fits easily with the linear focus on vertical inheritance: the function of an entity is its role in driving the evolving lineage along its branch of the tree.
Intuitively, functions of biological entities establish the reason (or cause) that an entity exists (Wright, 1973) while their dispositions determine their capabilities and potentials (Lewis, 1997).
Effective functioning of economic entities requires ensuring the maximum mobility and in this connection availability of transport infrastructure is very significant.
From this perspective, nursing care performance can be measured based on those attributes or dimensions related to the functioning of organizational entities involved in nursing care provision.
