- the quality of being functional
- a function or range of functions in a computer, program, package, etc
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func•tion•al /ˈfʌŋkʃənəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
func•tion•al•ly, adv. See -funct-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2018- of or relating to a function or functions.
- capable of functioning:When will the ventilating system be functional again?
- having or serving a useful purpose:This screen is functional as well as decorative.
- Psychology of or relating to improper function without known cause:[before a noun]a functional disorder.
func•tion•al•ly, adv. See -funct-.
func•tion•al
(fungk′shə nl),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
func′tion•al•ly, adv.
- of or pertaining to a function or functions:functional difficulties in the administration.
- capable of operating or functioning:When will the ventilating system be functional again?
- 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. - Architecture, FurnitureAlso, 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.
- Medicinewithout a known organic cause or structural change:a functional disorder.Cf. organic (def. 5).
- Mathematicspertaining to an algebraic operation:a functional symbol.
- 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.
n.
- Mathematicsa function that has a domain whose elements are functions, sets, or the like, and that assumes numerical values.
func′tion•al•ly, adv.
- function + -al1 1625–35
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functionality /ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ities)
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