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forcing function en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A function in a system of differential equations that is only a function of time, unaffected by the other variables; or, more generally, any non-homogeneous source function in any variable.
  2. An aspect of interface design that restricts a user's abilities in order to streamline completion of a task.
  3. (broadly) Any task, activity or event that forces one to take action and produce a result; impetus, impulse.

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