Practical vs. Functional

Practicalnoun

(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability

Practicaladjective

Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis

Practicaladjective

Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use

Practicaladjective

Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical

Practicaladjective

Of or pertaining to practice or action.

Practicaladjective

Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.

Practicaladjective

Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

Practicaladjective

Derived from practice; as, practical skill.

Practicaladjective

concerned with actual use or practice;

Practicaladjective

guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory;

Practicaladjective

being actually such in almost every respect;

Practicaladjective

having or put to a practical purpose or use;

Practicaladjective

of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas

Practicaladjective

(of an idea, plan, or method) likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible

Practicaladjective

suitable for a particular purpose

Practicaladjective

(of a person) sensible and realistic in their approach to a situation or problem

Practicaladjective

(of a person) skilled at manual tasks

Practicaladjective

so nearly the case that it can be regarded as so; virtual

Practicalnoun

an examination or lesson in which theories and procedures learned are applied to the actual making or doing of something.

Functionaladjective

In good working order.

Functionaladjective

Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function

Functionaladjective

Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture

Functionaladjective

(computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.

Functionaladjective

(medicine) Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.

Functionalnoun

(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function y=f(x) whose argument x varies in a space of (real valued, complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example: the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.

Functionalnoun

A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.

Functionalnoun

(computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).

Functionaladjective

Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official.

Functionaladjective

Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general; involving or affecting function rather than physiology; as, functional deafness; a functional disease. See functional disease, below.

Functionaladjective

Designed for or capable of a particular function or use; as, a style of writing in which every word is functional; functional architecture.

Functionaladjective

Fit or ready for use or service; useable; in working order; as, the toaster was still functional even after being dropped; the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still functional. Antonym of out of order and nonfunctional.

Functionaladjective

Designed to emphasize practical utility rather than artistic or aesthetic purposes; as, functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical; functional architecture; an amateurish device, crude but functional.

Functionaladjective

designed for or capable of a particular function or use;

Functionaladjective

involving or affecting function rather than physiology;

Functionaladjective

relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure;

Functionaladjective

fit or ready for use or service;

Functionaladjective

designed for or adapted to a function or use;

Functionaladjective

(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing;