Superior function

1. Etymology

Superior function is Sharp’s synonym redirect to primary-function (most differentiated function). Compare inferior-function.

2. Plain summary

Examples (exhaustive house list for this Index lemma — common superior-function motifs named across Jung’s essays and standard Jungian lexica; not a claim that Jung’s CW contains only these):
Sharp redirect → primary function; synonym path; dual-prefer primary-function / IF.

3. Academic elucidation

Hub entry. Authority: primary-function. No new superior-function leaf stamps this pass.

4. Lexicon

Sharp (1991)

Superior function. See primary function.

(Sharp, 1991)

Samuels, Shorter & Plaut (1986) — via typology / primary:

(no dedicated head) — dual via primary-function / typology.

5. CW concordance — sample, not exhaustive

See also: primary-function; inferior-function; typology; supraordinate-personality; symbiosis.

References

Samuels, A., Shorter, B., & Plaut, F. (1986). A critical dictionary of Jungian analysis. Routledge.

Sharp, D. (1991). Jung lexicon: A primer of terms & concepts. Inner City Books.