Structural vs. Functional

Structuraladjective

Of, relating to, or having structure.

Structuraladjective

Involving the mechanics of construction.

Structuralnoun

Structural steel, used in construction.

Structuraladjective

Of or pertaining to structure; affecting structure; as, a structural error.

Structuraladjective

Of or pertaining to organit structure; as, a structural element or cell; the structural peculiarities of an animal or a plant.

Structuraladjective

relating to or caused by structure, especially political or economic structure;

Structuraladjective

relating to or having or characterized by structure;

Structuraladjective

affecting or involved in structure or construction;

Structuraladjective

concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study

Structuraladjective

pertaining to geological structure;

Structuraladjective

relating to or concerned with the morphology of plants and animals;

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;