ALL meanings of prefunctional
func·tion·al
P p - adjective prefunctional of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration. 1
- adjective prefunctional capable of operating or functioning: When will the ventilating system be functional again? 1
- adjective prefunctional having or serving a utilitarian purpose; capable of serving the purpose for which it was designed: functional architecture; a chair that is functional as well as decorative. 1
- adjective prefunctional Also, functionalistic. (of a building or furnishing) constructed or made according to the principles of functionalism or primarily as a direct fulfillment of a material need. 1
- adjective prefunctional Medicine/Medical. without a known organic cause or structural change: a functional disorder. Compare organic (def 5). 1
- adjective prefunctional pertaining to an algebraic operation: a functional symbol. 1
- adjective prefunctional Linguistics. (of linguistic analysis, language teaching, etc.) concerned with the communicative role of language rather than, in addition to, or as the framework for its formal structure. 1
- noun prefunctional Mathematics. a function that has a domain whose elements are functions, sets, or the like, and that assumes numerical values. 1