Assertion: function | /r/HasProperty | machine
Facets:
value: in a box
type: LOCATION
value: inside
type: OTHER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: metaphorically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Schematic depiction of a function described metaphorically as a "machine" or " black box " that for each input yields a corresponding output
text: Well, imagine the functions are machines ... the first one melts a hole with a flame (only for metal), the second one drills the hole a little bigger (works on wood or metal):
text: The function is the machine inside, and it's defined by what it does to whatever you give it.
text: They are often described as a machine in a box open on two ends; you put something in one end, something happens to it in the middle, and something pops out the other end.