functional

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In conventional computing, it is often possible to cleanly separate software from hardware, or a "functional level" from an "implementation level."

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You won’t always win, at least not in the short term, but you will have a functional long-term plan that can be continually refined in pursuit of a wonderful life.

From Barron's

Estimates suggest that the utilization rate of household cars is around 5% — meaning that a car sits unused for 95% of its functional life.

From MarketWatch

In mice, the treatment also improved functional recovery and showed no obvious toxicity.

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From there, the researchers build the structure in stages, adding chemical functional groups, including alcohols, ketones, and amides, while carefully controlling stereochemistry at each step.

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