state functions

State functions are properties that depend only on the current state of a system, not how it got there. In general knowledge, this concept is often used in fields like thermodynamics, where examples include temperature, pressure, and volume. For instance, if you have a gas in a container, its temperature is a state function; it does not matter how the gas arrived at that temperature, just the fact that it is at that point. State functions help us understand and quantify systems in a straightforward way, focusing on their current conditions rather than their history.