how to pronounce functional

/ˈfʌŋkʃənəl/

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functional is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of functional in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… cute and functional workout sets but …”

meaning of functional

Functional means able to perform a task or function.

functional frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word functional occurs in english on average 10.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics functional can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that functional can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;