functionalism

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Synonyms: functionalist, functionality, factionalism, fractionalism, functionalize, fictionalism, functionalists, functionals

Antonyms: functionalist, functionality, factionalism, fractionalism, functionalize, fictionalism, functionalists, functionals

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|architecture}} A doctrine, in several fields, that the [[function]] of something should be reflected in its [[design]] and the materials used in its [[construction]].
2. {{lb|en|philosophy}} The [[definition]] of [[mental]] [[state]]s in terms of their [[cause]]s and [[effect]]s.
3. {{lb|en|social science}} The idea that [[social]] and [[cultural]] [[cohesion]] are a function of the [[interdependence]] and [[interaction]]s of the [[institution]]s of a [[society]].
4. {{lb|en|history}} The theory that the [[Holocaust]] was the result of a [[gradual]] [[escalation]] of decisions and procedures at the [[operational]] level (approved but not necessarily preconceived by Hitler).
5. {{lb|en|psychology}} A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in [[adaptation]] to the [[person]]'s [[environment]].
6. {{lb|en|linguistics}} {{syn of|en|functional linguistics}}.
7. {{lb|en|programming}} {{syn of|en|functional programming}}.

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