The process of taking a parsed tree of an abstract integrated circuit definition in a language such as Verilog and creating a hierarchy of module instances that ends with primitive (atomic) gates and statements.
The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order
Setting up a hierarchy of calculated constants in a language such as Ada so that the values of one or more of them determine others further down in the hierarchy.
The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
The level of processing of a message or argument.
A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.
Synonym of functional linguistics
The idea that social and cultural cohesion are a function of the interdependence and interactions of the institutions of a society.
A general school of thought that considers psychological phenomena in terms of their role in adaptation to the person's environment.
The definition of mental states in terms of their causes and effects.