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functional
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Meanings
adjective
- of or having a special activity, purpose, or task.
Example: a functional role
- designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive.
Example: a small, functional bathroom
- in operation; working.
Example: the museum will be fully functional from the opening of the festival
- relating to a variable quantity whose value depends upon one or more other variables.
Example: using functional notation, we can write—where L is the transactions demand for money
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