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natural function

n. (context mathematics English) An ordinary trigonometric function

Usage examples of "natural function".

For the truth to become apparent, the natural function of the eye must be reduced by fatigue.

She was speaking with a swift, bright certainty, conscious of nothing but the joy of performing her natural function in her natural world where nothing could take precedence over the act of offering a solution to a problem.

Their rudimentary internal organs merely imitated natural function to enhance the overall realistic aspect.

Theoretically, since slant-shifting had first been discovered as a natural function of the human brain, there was always the chance of non-mechanical transfer between angles.

The patient was repeatedly assured that he could expect to achieve a rapid return of natural function in his arm within a few days, and steady, gradual improvement after that.

TRAINING: when applied to Bene Gesserit, this otherwise common term assumes special meaning, referring to that conditioning of nerve and muscle (see Bindu and Prana) which is carried to the last possible notch permitted by natural function.

As Gary Snyder points out this is a natural function of all higher mammals except for humans of the civilized variety.

You have no more reason to oppose it than you do any other natural function, like eating or breeding or—.

But what would happen when he wished to perform a natural function?

Air came and went through those parted and relaxed lips with the perfect efficiency of a healthy natural function.