functionally
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4.1
- adverb
- /ˈfʌŋkʃənəli/
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funcionalmente
- The C# code, while functionally equivalent, looks cluttered, with the real structure obscured by syntactic noise.
- functionally equivalent
- functionally illiterate
- functionally limited
Like in some way it's it's true, but functionally it's totally false.
- Like in some way it's it's true, but functionally it's totally false.
- But functionally, it's still far from finished.
- All of these things actually physically, structurally and functionally change the brain's decision making.
- I My claim is I can remove you functionally from the chess board in a tiny number of moves.
- I could probably do a bit more with proper polishing tools or something, but it's functionally a mirror right now.
- So that's one example of a currently functionally coded speech.
- There is the, the magical component, but about magic, you know, functionally it's a very effective tool.
Examples
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The production code is typically much more complex but intended to be functionally equivalent to the original.
Academic text (2011) -
The normal-appearing sublingual salivary gland was also identified and confirmed as functionally unattached to the mass.
Academic text (2008) -
But functionally, it's still far from finished.
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So exactly the same as the X method, and functionally the same as every other one.
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The group is composed of parts that are functionally related to each other in a structure.
Academic text (1993) -
Rather, participants were included if they reported the ability to communicate functionally in English and Spanish in most situations.
Academic text (2013) -
Strategy and tactics are linked but functionally distinct aspects of any military campaign.
Academic text (1992) -
However territorially based the policies may be, they affect a wide, functionally integrated urban system.
Academic text (1990) -
Ignoring round-off error, the two programs are functionally equivalent; given the same file, they output the same result.
Academic text (2011) -
The new software update is functionally designed to improve user experience.
Synonyms
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In the way something works or is used
Compounds
How Functional
Surface Forms
Morphology
functionally = functional (transparent) = function + al + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'functional', a standard and predictable derivation.
Etymology
The word functionally comes from function, a word that originally meant 'to perform' or a 'purpose'. So, when you say two things are functionally the same, you mean they are the same in what they do or how they work.