functionalism

plural functionalisms

1. countableuncountablearchitectureA doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
2. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.
3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
4. countableuncountablehistoryThe 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).
5. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
6. countableuncountablehuman sciencesSynonym of functional linguistics.

   Synonyms: functional linguistics

7. countableuncountablecomputingSynonym of functional programming.

   Synonyms: functional programming