functionalism

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰunégti
Proto-Italic *fungōr
Latin fungor
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin fūnctiō
Old French fonction
Middle French functionbor.
English function
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālislbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English functional
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der.
English -ism
English functionalism

    From functional + -ism.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfʌŋkʃənəlɪzəm/
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    Noun

    functionalism (countable and uncountable, plural functionalisms)

    1. (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. (philosophy) The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
    3. (social sciences) The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
    4. (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).
      Coordinate term: intentionalism
    5. (psychology) A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
    6. (linguistics) Synonym of functional linguistics.
    7. (programming) Synonym of functional programming.

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