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func·tion·al
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functional load
the relative frequency of occurrence of words that are differentiated in one and the same position by only one distinctive feature. In English, the opposition of voiced and voiceless th has a low functional load being used only to distinguish such pairs as ether and either, or wreath and wreathe. -
functional change
a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective. -
functional illiterate
a person with some basic education who still falls short of a minimum standard of literacy or whose reading and writing skills are inadequate to everyday needs. -
functional isomer
any of several structural isomers that have the same molecular formula but with the atoms connected in different ways and therefore falling into different functional groups. -
functional shift
a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective. -
organic
noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.