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in so far as it is represented in the sign as the proper result; so that
it is indefinite as to inessential circumstances. The Final Interpretant
is the representation of the sign as if its end had attained perfect
fulfillment. That is to say, the Final Interpretant of the captain's shout is
the conception of the men's obedience as resulting from an exertion of the
captain's will. As another example, let the Sign be the assertion that
men grounded arms. Then the Final Interpretant of this sign (the asser-
tion) is the conception of this assertion as an effect of their
groudning arms, so that the assertion is naturally true, as it professes
to be.