structure
IPA: strˈʌktʃɝ
noun
- A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
- The underlying shape of a solid.
- The overall form or organization of something.
- A set of rules defining behaviour.
- (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
- (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
- A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
- (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
verb
- (transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.
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Examples of "structure" in Sentences
- The building structure list is minutia in the extreme.
- At the base of the structure is the fog signal building.
- What is the structure of the building behind the marble
- The rank structure is also patterned on the British model.
- The organizational structure follows the model of a family.
- The last structure is called the schizo, or the spaghetti model.
- The roof structure was the most radical feature of the building.
- This function has the structure of the Rasch model for dichotomous data.
- The support structure in the two towers was in the center of the building.
- The result of an infestation is an expensive repair to the building structure.
- The term structure is antiquated and needs an overhaul to reflect the times we live in.
- When the term structure slopes upward like this, that is a reflection of a bullish environment.
- If a structure includes elements of more than three angles, it is called an imperfect structure.
- Federal borrowing serves to regulate the term structure of interest rates, and not to fund expenditures.
- This was achieved by setting the key policy rate that then affected the term structure of interest rates and asset prices, and then to aggregate demand.
- So, even during the rather sharp market selling in July, the VIX futures have retained a premium, and the term structure has remained positively sloped.
- It will help in understanding both the structure and the working of the nervous system to keep in mind that it contains _but one fundamental unit of structure_.
- In addition, one can often gain some insight into the overall structure of the stock market by observing the term structure of the VIX futures - that is, their relationship to each other.