Purpose is the end for which something is done, created or for which it exists. It is part of the topic of intentionality and goal-seeking behavior.
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Goal
A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines.
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, a desired result or possible outcome
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Intention
Intentions are mental states in which the agent commits themselves to a course of action. Having the plan to visit the zoo tomorrow is an example of an intention. The action plan is the ''content'' of the intention while the commitment is the ''a ...
, the state of intending something or the action intended
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Motivation
Motivation is the reason for which humans and other animals initiate, continue, or terminate a behavior at a given time. Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-dire ...
, a driving factor for actions, willingness, and goals
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Determination or resolve
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Purpose clause
A final clause in linguistics is a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose. For this reason it is also referred to as a ''purposive clause'' or a ''clause of purpose''.
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, in grammar a dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose
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Purpose of life
The meaning of life, or the answer to the question: "What is the meaning of life?", pertains to the significance of living or existence in general. Many other related questions include: "Why are we here?", "What is life all about?", or "Wha ...
, questions regarding the significance of living or existence in general
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Teleology
Teleology (from and )Partridge, Eric. 1977''Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English'' London: Routledge, p. 4187. or finalityDubray, Charles. 2020 912Teleology" In ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' 14. New York: Robert Appleton ...
, the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent purpose or goal
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Teleonomy
Teleonomy is the quality of apparent purposefulness and of goal-directedness of structures and functions in living organisms brought about by natural processes like natural selection. The term derives from the Greek "τελεονομία", compound ...
, the apparent purposefulness of structures and functions in living organisms
Music
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''Purpose'' (Algebra album), 2008
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''Purpose'' (Justin Bieber album), or the title song, 2015
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''Purpose'' (Taeyeon album), 2019
Film
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''Purpose'' (film), a 2001 American independent drama thriller film
People
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Darryl Purpose
Darryl Purpose is an American singer-songwriter, known for his narrative (often very personal) lyrics and fingerstyle guitar. Before becoming a professional musician, Purpose was a professional blackjack player and was known as one of the best i ...
, American singer-songwriter
See also
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Accidentally on Purpose (disambiguation)
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All-purpose (disambiguation)
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Dual-purpose (disambiguation)
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General-purpose (disambiguation)
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Multi-purpose (disambiguation)
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On Purpose (disambiguation)
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Single-purpose (disambiguation)
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Goal (disambiguation)
A goal is an objective that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve.
Goal may also refer to:
Sport
* Goal (sports), a method of scoring in many sports, or the physical structure or area where scoring occurs
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Target (disambiguation)
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