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functional

[fuhngk-shuh-nl] / ˈfʌŋk ʃə nl /


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One user posted a video of a clunky but functional clone of the videogame “Grand Theft Auto,” showing it being coded autonomously by Fable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The experimental findings were supported by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory, performed by a theoretical team led by Dr. Maia G. Vergniory of the Donostia International Physics Center and Université de Sherbrooke.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Voters are “hungry for a different future for this city — one that is affordable, functional, creative, and safe,” Raman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Inevitably, exponential “towers of powers”—a chain of exponents stacked vertically—can metaphorically tip over, hitting their functional limit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

A functional circuit of genes was switched on and off, as if operated by a common spool or a master switch.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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