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procedural

pro·ce·dur·al
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-see-jer-uh l]
    • /prəˈsi dʒər əl/
    • /prəˈsiː.dʒər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-see-jer-uh l]
    • /prəˈsi dʒər əl/

Definitions of procedural word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of PROCEDURAL procedural language 3
  • adjective procedural of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency. 1
  • noun procedural police procedural. 1
  • adjective procedural relating to procedure 1
  • noun Technical meaning of procedural (language)   Any programming language in which the programmer specifies an explicit sequences of steps to follow to produce a result (an algorithm). The term should not be confused with "imperative language" - a language that specifies explicit manipulation of state. An example (non-imperative) procedural language is LOGO, which specifies sequences of steps to perform but does not have an internal state. Other procedural languages include Basic, Pascal, C, and Modula-2. Both procedural and imperative languages are in contrast to declarative languages, in which the programmer specifies neither explicit steps nor explicit state manipulation. 1
  • adjective procedural Procedural means involving a formal procedure. 0
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Origin of procedural

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; procedure + -al1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Procedural

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Procedural

procedural popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

procedural usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for procedural

adj procedural

adjective procedural

  • methodological — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
All 2 Synonyms of procedural

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Related words

  • police procedural

    a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work.

  • evocation

    The act of calling out or forth, or evoking.

  • impleader

    a procedural method by which an original party to an action may bring in and make a claim against a third party in connection with the claim made against the original party.

  • merit

    claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.

  • precept

    a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
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