3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functional \Func"tion*al\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty;
official.
2. (Physiol.) Pertaining to the function of an organ or part,
or to the functions in general.
{Functional disease} (Med.), a disease of which the symptoms
cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of
structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a
cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to
organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
functional
adj 1: designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a
style of writing in which every word is functional";
"functional architecture" [ant: {nonfunctional}]
2: involving or affecting function rather than physiology;
"functional deafness" [ant: {organic}]
3: 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"
4: fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still
functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a
bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft";
"the dishwasher is now in working order" [syn: {usable}, {useable},
{in working order(p)}, {operable}, {operational}]
5: 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"
6: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in
running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
[syn: {running(a)}, {operative}, {working(a)}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
functional
1. Working correctly.
2. Pertaining to {functional programming}.
3. {higher-order function}.