Configuration vs Functional - What's the difference?
configuration | functional |
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
In good working order.
Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function
Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture
(computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
(medicine) Of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
(mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function y''=''f''(''x'') whose argument ''x varies in a space of (real valued, complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example: the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.
(mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued
(computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
As nouns the difference between configuration and functional
is that configuration is form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor while functional is a function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function y=f(x) whose argument x varies in a space of (real valued, complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example: the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.As an adjective functional is
in good working order.configuration
English
(wikipedia configuration)Noun
(en noun)functional
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional : it can be used as a hatrack.
- ''A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements
Synonyms
* functioning, working * utilitarianAntonyms
* non-functional * dysfunctional * organicDerived terms
(Derived terms) * function * functional analysis * functional analysis diagram * functional anatomy * functional application * functional bombing * functional constraint * functional decomposition * functional design * functional diagram * functional disorder * functional electrical stimulation * functional error recovery * functional failure * functional group * functional interleaving * functional programming * functional requirement * functional residual capacity * functional specifications * functional switching circuit * functional unit * functionality * functionallyNoun
(en noun)linear functionon a vector space