functional

Plural: functionals

Adjective

• designed for or capable of a particular function or use
  • "a style of writing in which every word is functional"
  • "functional architecture"
• involving or affecting function rather than physiology
  • "functional deafness"
• relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
  • "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"
  • "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"

Adjective Satellite

• fit or ready for use or service
  • "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"
• designed for or adapted to a function or use
  • "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"
  • "functional architecture"
• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
  • "a functional set of brakes"

Adj

• In good working order.
• Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
• Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
• Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
• Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
• Of or relating to a function or functions.
• Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.

Noun

• A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
• A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
• An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).

Examples

• A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements.
• An example of a functional is the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.
• functional responsibilities
• That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack.

Synonyms

operable, operational, operative, running, usable, useable, working, functional, functioning, in working order, pure, utilitarian

Antonyms

nonfunctional, organic, dysfunctional, imperative, non-functional, out of order, unfunctional

Related Words

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