functional

adjectif

1. 1

   In good working order.

   While we assume that phonological subsyllabic units are functional prior to reading skill, we have not ruled out a possible interaction with the writing system.

2. 2

   Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.

   That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack.

   The two are often one and the same, says Walt Thompson, professor of kinesiology at Georgia State University and lead author of the ACSM survey – although functional fitness can apply to the younger generation as well.

3. 3

   Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.

   A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements.

4. 4

   Of or relating to one's role or office; official.

   functional responsibilities

5. 5

   Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.

6. 6

   Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.

   functional coffee

   functional fitness

7. 7

   Of or relating to a function or functions.

8. 8

   Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.

nom

1. 1

   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.

   An example of a functional is the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.

2. 2

   A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.

3. 3

   An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).

Formes

pluriel

functionals

comparatif

more functional

superlatif

most functional