func´tion|al|ly

func´tion|al|ly
func|tion|al «FUHNGK shuh nuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of a function or functions: »

His mathematical work has been concerned with…functional analysis (Scientific American).

2. a) having a function; carrying out a function; working; acting: »

The functional wings of an insect are those used for flying.

b) having function as the primary basis of design: »

functional furniture, a functional support of a building.

3. useful in many ways; adaptable.
4. Medicine. of or having to do with the function of an organ rather than its structure; having no apparent organic cause: »

functional psychosis, functional heart murmur. Functional disease involves changes of activity, but without change in the body, as in such mental diseases as hysteria (Justina H. Hill).

–n.
Mathematics. a function whose value depends on all the values assumed by another function.
func´tion|al|ly, adverb.

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  • func|tion|al|ism — «FUHNGK shuh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. regard for the function and purpose of something, such as a building or piece of furniture, as the primary factor in regulating its design. 2. Anthropology. the ways in which different parts of a culture are… …   Useful english dictionary

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