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1Functional fixedness — is a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used. The concept of functional fixedness originated in Gestalt Psychology, a movement in psychology that emphasizes holistic processing. Karl Duncker …
2Functional decomposition — refers broadly to the process of resolving a functional relationship into its constituent parts in such a way that the original function can be reconstructed (i.e., recomposed) from those parts by function composition. In general, this process of …
3functional — func‧tion‧al [ˈfʌŋkʆnəl] adjective [only before a noun] 1. connected with the purpose for which something is made or used, or with the job that someone does: • Three key functional areas of management are marketing, production and personnel… …
4Functional magnetic resonance imaging — Functional MRI or functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is a type of specialized MRI scan. It measures the haemodynamic response related to neural activity in the brain or spinal cord of humans or other animals. It is one of the most… …
5Functional design — is a paradigm used to simplify the design of computer software and increasingly, 3D modeling. A functional design assures that each modular part of a computer program has only one responsibility and performs that responsibility with the minimum… …
6Functional electrical stimulation — (commonly abbreviated as FES) is a technique that uses electrical currents to activate nerves innervating extremities affected by paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury (SCI), head injury, stroke or other neurological disorders, restoring… …
7Functional verification — Functional verification, in electronic design automation, is the task of verifying that the logic design conforms to specification. In everyday terms, functional verification attempts to answer the question Does this proposed design do what is… …
8Functional Overlapping Competing Jurisdiction — Functional Overlapping Competing Jurisdictions, FOCJ, (deutsch: Funktional überlappende konkurrierende Hoheit, Einzahl FOCUS) sind funktionale wirtschaftliche und/oder politische Körperschaften, die sich durch eine nichtstaatliche Zwangsgewalt… …
9functional — functionality, n. functionally, adv. /fungk sheuh nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration. 2. capable of operating or functioning: When will the ventilating system be functional… …
10Functional flow block diagram — The Functional Flow Block Diagram (FFBD) is a multi tier, time sequenced, step by step flow diagram of the system’s functional flow. [The first version of this article is completely based on the [http://www.faa.gov/about/office org/headquarters… …
