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functional

[ fuhngk-shuh-nl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating 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: Compare organic ( def 5 ).

    a functional disorder.

  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

  1. Mathematics. a function that has a domain whose elements are functions, sets, or the like, and that assumes numerical values.

functional

/ ˈfʌŋkʃənəl /

adjective

  1. of, involving, or containing a function or functions
  2. practical rather than decorative; utilitarian

    functional architecture

  3. capable of functioning; working
  4. med affecting a function of an organ without structural change
  5. psychol
    1. relating to the purpose or context of a behaviour
    2. denoting a psychosis such as schizophrenia assumed not to have a direct organic cause, like deterioration or poisoning of the brain Compare organic psychosis


noun

  1. maths a function whose domain is a set of functions and whose range is a set of functions or a set of numbers

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Derived Forms

  • ˈfunctionally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • func·tion·al·i·ty [fuhngk-sh, uh, -, nal, -i-tee], noun
  • func·tion·al·ly adverb
  • hy·per·func·tion·al adjective
  • hy·per·func·tion·al·ly adverb
  • mul·ti·func·tion·al adjective
  • non·func·tion·al adjective
  • non·func·tion·al·ly adverb
  • pre·func·tion·al adjective
  • sem·i·func·tion·al adjective
  • sem·i·func·tion·al·ly adverb
  • sub·func·tion·al adjective
  • sub·func·tion·al·ly adverb
  • su·per·func·tion·al adjective
  • un·func·tion·al adjective
  • un·func·tion·al·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of functional1

First recorded in 1625–35; function + -al 1

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Example Sentences

It enabled customers to tap into these base services like encryption, workflow and metadata and build their own customizations or even fully functional applications by taking advantage of the tools that Box has already built.

Instead, the researchers think elite controllers’ immune systems eliminated cells producing functional virus, leaving behind only broken copies of the virus and intact versions locked in heterochromatin.

The collaboration with Dixon produced modular, multi-functional Delaktig sofa that was a shout-out to the burgeoning community of IKEA hackers who find ever more ingenious ways of reconfiguring standard IKEA products into completely novel pieces.

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Fabrika Hostel used to be a Soviet era sewing factory, which the group converted into a design-centric multi-functional space with one of the biggest hostels in the region.

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Maps that draw out functional connections between those cells.

“Southland was an incredibly functional show where everyone wanted to be there,” says McKenzie.

As with Xerox copier, 3-D printers have become smaller, cheaper, and more functional over time.

Essentially he is arguing that there are functional trade-offs in developmental biology.

It can lead to all types of cosmetic and functional issues down the road which are difficult if not impossible to reverse.

Some people with disabilities can be highly functional, so their inclusion in the community is not an act of moral decency.

It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.

An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.

It is an important point in diagnosis between functional and organic conditions.

P3 in specimens of old adult Eutamias, shows wear, thus suggesting that P3 is functional in older chipmunks.

Besides mania or melancholia, there is a third form of functional mental disease, which is a combination of these two forms.

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