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func⋅tion⋅al

  [fuhngk-shuh-nl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
2. capable of operating or functioning: When will the ventilating system be functional again?
3. having or serving a utilitarian purpose; capable of serving the purpose for which it was designed: functional architecture; a chair that is functional as well as decorative.
4. Also, func⋅tion⋅al⋅is⋅tic. (of a building or furnishing) constructed or made according to the principles of functionalism or primarily as a direct fulfillment of a material need.
5. Medicine/Medical. without a known organic cause or structural change: a functional disorder. Compare organic (def. 5).
6. pertaining to an algebraic operation: a functional symbol.
7. Linguistics. (of linguistic analysis, language teaching, etc.) concerned with the communicative role of language rather than, in addition to, or as the framework for its formal structure.
–noun
8. Mathematics. a function that has a domain whose elements are functions, sets, or the like, and that assumes numerical values.
Origin:
1625–35; function + -al 1

Related forms:
func⋅tion⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
func⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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func·tion·al   (fŭngk'shə-nəl)   
adj.  

    1. Of or relating to a function.

    2. Of, relating to, or indicating a mathematical function or functions.

  2. Designed for or adapted to a particular function or use: functional architecture.

  3. Capable of performing; operative: a functional set of brakes.

  4. Pathology Involving functions rather than a physiological or structural cause.

n.  A linear function on vectors whose values are scalars.
func'tion·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: func·tion·al
Pronunciation: 'f&[ng](k)-shn&l, -sh&n-&l
Function: adjective
1 a : of, connectedwith, or being a function —compare STRUCTURAL 1 b : affecting physiological or psychological functionsbut not organic structure <functional heart disease> functional psychosis> —compare ORGANIC1b
2 : performing or able to perform a regular function —func·tion·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

functional func·tion·al (fŭngk'shə-nəl)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to a function.

  2. Affecting the physiological function but not the structure.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Computing Dictionary

functional
1. Working correctly.
2. Pertaining to functional programming.
3. higher-order function.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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