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Line 1: * [['''Forcing function''' ~~(differential~~can ~~equations)]]~~mean: * In differential calculus, a [[forcing function (differential equations)\|function]] that appears in the equations and is only a function of time, and not of any of the other variables. * In differential calculus as applied in climate science, [[radiative forcing]] * In [[interaction design]], ~~a '''forcing function''' is~~ a [[behavior-shaping constraint]], a means of preventing undesirable user input usually made by mistake. * A forcing function is any task, activity or event that forces one to take action and produce a result. {{disambig}}